In California, work injuries and the concerns that surround them often leave a person wondering what the future holds. They will think about their financial situation and how they will make ends meet to provide for themselves and their family. In addition, there are...
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What is your employer doing to prevent repetitive work injuries?
Many California residents have jobs that involve repeatedly performing the same movements. This can lead to muscle aches and pains, which can result in a repetitive work injury. This is an injury caused by overusing muscles or joints by moving them in a certain way...
What is the Return-to-Work Supplement Program?
Many people develop and improve skills they need the longer they stay at their jobs. They expect that they will be able to continue to do the same type of work for a long time based on their skills and job qualifications. However, life is unpredictable and...
Can I get Social Security Disability for mental health issues?
When Californians think about getting Social Security Disability benefits for a health issue, there may be a reflexive belief that they are for those who have suffered a physical injury or condition. While it is possible to get benefits for that reason, SSD benefits...
What is a qualified injured worker?
You probably know that you are entitled to workers’ compensation after you are injured on the job. It pays you while you are recuperating and pays for your medical bills. However, what many Folsom, California, residents may not think about is what happens if you...
Aches and pains may actually be work-related injuries
If a person over-uses the areas around their joints, they may experience what doctors call a repetitive strain injury, or RSI. Repetitive strain injuries affect one’s muscles, nerves or connective tissue called tendons. These injuries develop when a person makes the...
Workers’ compensation, SSI, SSDI and long COVID
Most people who contract COVID-19 recover within a few days or weeks. However, a subset of people continue to experience symptoms for months after COVID-19 infection, and some may begin to experience symptoms much later. This condition is called “long COVID,” and...
Can I get Social Security Disability and workers’ compensation?
Because of work-related injuries, too many people in the greater Sacramento area have been unable to return to their occupations or even live life as they knew it before their injuries. Workers’ compensation benefits are available to California victims of injuries and...
Can undocumented immigrants receive workers’ compensation?
A lot of workers in California are undocumented immigrants. If you’re one of these workers, you might be worried about what rights you have that protect you from certain workplace incidents, including on-the-job injuries. This is understandable given that a workplace...
What if my employer doesn’t have workers’ compensation insurance?
Folsom may be strongly associated with Johnny Cash and Folsom State Prison, but there is so much more to life in our city. We have a highly rated school district, major industries and so many outdoor activities. We live in a truly blessed area of the country. However,...
