Workers’ Compensation

Many Californians spend most of their adult lives working full-time jobs to pay their bills. Some people spend decades at one job or in the same field of work, doing the same type of work every day. As a result of these repetitive tasks, workers may experience...

Being injured at work can take a toll on your life. Sure, you’ll have physical limitations while you recover from your injuries, but the financial implications of your injuries can be overwhelming, too. You might also struggle with the fact that your accident was...

California’s workers’ compensation is a robust system intended to ensure that workers who are injured on the job receive the medical care they require. It includes processes designed to make that care prompt and adequate to return the worker to health. However, in...

Workers’ compensation benefits are meant to help workers and their families to meet their needs while they are unable to work after a workplace accident. Some of these needs include the injured person’s immediate medical care, but the benefits cover other important...

Firefighters in Sacramento County and throughout California work around the clock to provide help to people in need, whether it is in fire suppression, rescue and prevention efforts, or emergency medical services. The work is physically, emotionally and...

An on-the-job injury can be devastating for a California worker. It can keep them away from work and out of the position that earns them and their family money. Without income from their job, a Sacramento resident may struggle to make ends meet. In California and...

Most everyone is familiar with workers’ compensation and its purpose. After an injury, an employer is required to pay for medical care and treatment if it is work related. Once it is determined the injury is work related, the process of receiving workers’ compensation...

While most jobs present some sort of danger that should be avoided, sometimes a condition exists in the workplace that is unreasonably dangerous and needs to be fixed. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Act addresses what must be done to keep a workplace safe,...

If workers are injured and cannot work, it can put a significant strain on their financial situation. That is why it is important that employers follow the safety guidelines to ensure that their employees are kept safe and free of injury when at work. This does not...

Many retailers have large warehouses to store their items. Others have few – if any – retail outlets and rely on warehouses to serve as the hub of their business. In California, there are many such locations, the most prominent being Amazon. Workers have long...