If you’ve been injured on the job, then your primary concern is medical care. Second only to that is your financial stability. That’s where workers’ compensation may prove beneficial, and workers’ compensation attorneys stand ready to assist you in navigating the...
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Workers’ Compensation
The role of IME’s in worker’s compensation cases
Independent Medical Evaluations, or IME’s, are an important tool for insurance companies and other responsible parties to establish the legitimacy of claims by people who have been injured in an accident. Because cash settlements can be substantial, especially where...
In 2022, Cal/OSHA will have more enforcement options for dangers
In San Diego and across California, workers are always at risk for suffering injuries and facing medical costs, lost income and even long-term disability and death. The state tries to implement safety protocols that employers must adhere to. Unfortunately, accidents...
Requirements for restaurant safety
Working in a restaurant is a high-pressure, fast-moving job. Workers often have to move a fast pace, often while carrying heavy plates, wielding knives, operating stoves and dealing with other potentially dangerous equipment. In this atmosphere, it's important that...
Workplace injury treatment has not been delayed over past year
For those that work in a factory setting or in an industrial machine shop, the risk of a workplace injury is relatively high. And, especially when large objects or machinery are involved, those injuries can be severe, which needs immediate and ongoing medical...
Amputations in the workplace: The risks workers face
Many workers in various industries are at risk of suffering from amputations. Amputations are among the most serious and most debilitating injuries that people can face on the job. They happen when workers get caught or pulled into unguarded machinery, work with drill...
Amazon warehouse workers have troublingly high rate of injuries
In San Diego and across California, people who are injured on the job will need to deal with a litany of issues including medical costs, lost income and concerns about what the future will hold. Those who work in industrial jobs and factories are especially at risk....
Watch out for these 4 common construction accidents
If you work in construction, one of the things you constantly have to watch out for is a workplace hazard. Construction sites usually have multiple dangers. In 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that 21% of all fatalities on worksites took...
Seeking workers’ compensation following a back injury
If I work in a factory in San Diego, it is likely that I am on my feet most of the time or continually picking up heavy objects. This can lead to debilitating back injuries that may prevent me from going to work. This is distressing, especially if my family is...
Industrial injuries, workers’ comp and returning to work
Some industries cause workers in California and elsewhere to face more risks on the average workday. Industrial or factory workers are prone to certain dangers in the work environment, making certain workplace injuries more likely. Thus, employers in these industries...