Decades of Workers' Compensation Experience in the Central Valley
An investigation remains ongoing in a recent California tragedy. Industrial workers' accidents sometimes occur when pieces of machinery malfunction or other negligence occurs in the workplace. In this case, a worker lost his life because of equipment…
Read MoreThroughout the workforces of the nation, some jobs pose more of a hazard and danger to employees than others. A recent study suggests that workplace accidents occur two times more often among those who work in recycling centers than in the average workplace…
Read MoreSome construction jobs in California and elsewhere present a certain amount of risk and danger to workers. Sometimes, during the course of duty in the workplace, something goes wrong and construction workers' accidents occur. Depending upon the circumstances…
Read MoreWhen a worker is injured in a construction accident, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration often conducts an investigation into the incident. Some Californiac onstruction workers' accidents result in life-threatening injuries to those involved.…
Read MoreIn Nov. 2014, a tragic accident occurred in California while a worker was attempting to clean a piece of machinery at the company where he was employed. Industrial workers' accidents sometimes result in catastrophic injuries, and some lead to citations…
Read MoreBirds fly. People don't, which is an obvious reason why workplace safety officials and regulators steadfastly focus on adequate protections being in place for employees working at heights. Falls are consistently highlighted as a predominant safety concern…
Read MoreAlthough some officials with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) tout the fact that the utility has dropped the overall injury rate for its workers by about half over the past decade, any self-lauding rhetoric must be tempered by a hard…
Read MoreA law firm that seeks to provide readers with timely and relevant information about the scope and parameters of the workers' compensation program in California can sometimes assume too much, perhaps. Put another way: Blog posts that present workers'…
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Decades of Workers' Compensation Experience in the Central Valley