Meal and rest breaks are important for employees as you can use these times to recharge or discharge. Many employers afford their personnel to take rest or meal breaks whether unpaid or paid. Although it’s a common practice, it’s not required…
Docks are inherently dangerous places. Machinery, shipping containers, and naval vessels are not necessarily the safest components of a job. The only reason there aren’t a lot more accidents in harbors and piers is that longshoremen are genuinely good at…
There are protections in place in the City of California for people who are injured while doing their job. These exist in order to make sure those workers receive the compensation they deserve following an accident or an injury. The…
Workplace injuries seem to be on the rise these days. People are working longer hours each day and are asked to do more than ever, pushing themselves to the limits. Working this way can lead to mistakes happening, to equipment…
While you may never think that you are going to get hurt at work, even the person who is diligent and aware can fall victim to an accident like faulty machinery, a slip and fall on a wet floor in…
Accidents happen all the time, but when one occurs while you are at work and you are injured on the job, it can be very disruptive to your life. You may find that you are unable to work for days,…
Injuries in the workplace can happen at almost any time. In our modern day, many of us tend to think of our workplace as safe spots. We believe them to be somewhere we’re safe, where we don’t even worry about…
After getting injured at work, a lot of employees are confused, scared and are not sure what they should do. A lot of employees are scared that if they are reporting a work accident to their employer, that their job…
Uninsured Employers If you are an employer it is illegal to not have workers compensation insurance. It does not matter if you have one employee or if you have 1,000 employees. Workers Compensation is a requirement for employers of all…
Independent Medical Review in workers compensation A large part of the workers compensation case is making sure that the injured worker receives all the medical treatment he/she needs. When an injured worker’s treating physician believes that the injured worker needs…
