Nobody knows you better than you know yourself. After all, it’s your body and you know when you feel well or ill. Therefore, it is frustrating when a doctor says that you are fully recovered from your workplace injury, but you’re still experiencing excruciating pain....
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Workers’ Compensation
What can you do to stay safe on a ladder?
In some professions, such as the construction industry, falls are the number one reason for serious and even fatal injuries. Many of these falls happen when workers are using ladders. As such, workers need to focus on safety. But what should they do to lower the odds...
Three tips for coping with your workplace injury or illness
A workplace injury or illness can reshape life as you know it. While you’ll likely be unable to work for a while and earn the wages that you need to get by, there can also be emotional and psychological struggles that accompany your financial challenges. All of this...
How to appeal a denied workers’ comp claim
Workers’ compensation can provide injured workers benefits to cover their medical treatments and a portion of their lost wages. It can be disheartening for injured workers to receive a letter stating their application is denied. Denied workers’ compensation benefits...
Don’t make these five mistakes in your workers’ compensation case
When you’re injured on the job, you need to act to protect your financial stability and your ability to secure medical care that’s necessary to facilitate your recovery. Workers’ compensation benefits may provide you with the relief that you seek, but securing this...
Don’t let your employer ruin your health this Christmas
Christmas is the busiest time of year in many workplaces. This could leave you and your colleagues exhausted and stressed, which is a recipe for disaster. Tired, stressed, and pressured workers are more likely to make mistakes or forget to take the safety precautions...
How staffing shortages increase health care worker injuries
There is no doubt that health care workers have a tough job. Providing direct patient care puts them at risk of musculoskeletal injuries, needlesticks and contagious viruses. The public is aware of how staffing shortages affect patient care, but what about staff...
Does workers’ comp cover part-time or temporary employees?
Workers' compensation is an important benefit that helps injured workers maintain some stability in their lives after an on-the-job injury or illness leaves them sidelines. However, this insurance also covers part-time and temporary employees injured on the job. Here...
Does my work injury warrant permanent disability benefits?
In Sacramento, Folsom and throughout California, workers who are injured on the job experience the same concerns as to what the future will hold. They think about their health, the medical treatment they will receive, how they will make ends meet, and if they will...
Rushing on the job makes injuries more likely
Many workers feel like they have to rush on the job. In some cases, this could be because they have aggressive deadlines and they need to work as fast as possible if they’re going to meet them. In other cases, it could be because the workers do not have a clear...
