Who Does Workers Compensation Cover?

By: Belal Hamideh |

In order to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits, it’s essential to be an officially recognized employee. Most often, independent contractors, volunteers, and freelancers don’t qualify for these benefits according to California law. However, certain circumstances might allow for exceptions.
It’s worth knowing that there can be cases of misclassification, where employers wrongly label their employees as independent contractors – California has thorough criteria to identify the factual employment status.

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Rising After Your Fall With a Slip and Fall Accident Lawyer

By: Belal Hamideh |
slip and fall accident lawyer

If you or a loved one have recently been injured in a slip and fall accident due to someone else’s negligence, you might be entitled to compensation. We have extensive experience representing clients in similar situations. An experienced slip and…

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Are personal injury awards taxable?

By: Belal Hamideh |

They Are Taxable, But The Entire Sum is Not

In the Golden State, the entire sum of your personal injury settlement isn’t subject to taxation. Rather, only the portion aimed to offset your financial losses is taxed. This part is taxed at the highest marginal tax rate prevailing in the state, currently standing at 12.3%.

How Do Knee Injuries Work?

By: Belal Hamideh |

Knee injuries can be serious. Any injury to your knee affects the rest of your body.

If you suffer a knee injury due to the negligence and/or recklessness of another party, Belal Hamideh can help you to recover maximum compensation.

If you suffer a knee injury at work in the state of California, you are eligible for workers compensation. Belal Hamideh, an experienced work accident lawyer, can help.

What kind of cases do you handle?

By: Belal Hamideh |

I handle a range of cases involving personal injury and workers’ compensation. These include but are not limited to car accidents, pedestrian accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and fall accidents, product liability, dog bites, and wrongful deaths, among others.

Am I Entitled to Workers’ Compensation?

By: Belal Hamideh |

If you are injured while doing your job in California, you are eligible for workers’ compensation. So long as you are hurt while doing your job, you are eligible. Many of the worker’s compensation claims that we have helped with involve slips and falls at work, something falling upon the worker from a great height, being hurt by a machine, and so forth. Those are workers’ compensation claims.

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Slip and Fall Lawyer in Los Angeles on Whether or Not You Have a Case

By: Belal Hamideh |
Slip and Fall Lawyer Los Angeles

Did you slip, fall, and suffer an injury on someone else’s property? Or, did it happen to someone you love?  If so, you might be eligible to claim compensation for your injuries. Experienced slip and fall lawyer for Los Angeles…

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