Financial recovery for occupational diseases
If you become ill due to a workplace event or exposure, you may be eligible for Workers’ Compensation from the state of California. This may be true even if the event or exposure merely aggravated an existing condition, but did not necessarily cause it. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, recordable cases of occupational […]
What is the DWC-1 form?
If you are injured on the job in the State of California, you have the right to file a workers’ compensation claim. However, you must ensure that you follow all established procedures for making your claim. If you don’t follow them you could end up with a denied case. The first step in the process, […]
Retaliation from your employer in a workers’ compensation case
After sustaining a work-related injury in the State of California, you may be entitled to compensation from your employer. In addition to payment of medical bills, this compensation may even cover training for a new job if you are unable to return to your old position, lost wages as you recover from your injury before […]
Why was your worker’s compensation claim denied?
Workers’ Comp is a no-fault system, which means that if you are injured at your workplace in the State of California, you will most likely receive benefits unlike in personal injury cases. such as car accidents, where fault must be proven. In work injuries, you do not have to prove that your employer acted negligently […]
What benefits does California workers’ compensation offer?
No one goes to work expecting to end up injured. However, workplace injuries and illnesses are a real risk for Californian workers. That’s why workers’ compensation exists — to protect those who work for a living from ending up indigent, homeless and without medical care due to a work-related injury. Many people only have a […]
What happens after you are injured in a workplace accident?
You were injured in a workplace accident at your place of employment in California. Fortunately, you have workers’ compensation benefits that have allowed you to receive assistance and resources while you are recovering and unable to work. However, what happens now? Will you be able to return to work? How long are you going to […]
Workers’ compensation and employer retaliation
After sustaining a work-related injury in California, you have a right to compensation from your employer. In addition to medical bills, this compensation can cover retraining for a new position if you are unable to return to your old one, wages lost as you recover from your injury before returning to work as well permanent disability if […]
Financial recovery for occupational illnesses
If you become ill because of an event or exposure in your workplace, you may be eligible for workers’ compensation. This may true even if the event or exposure merely aggravated a condition but did not cause it. At De Ita, Lowe & Wald, LLP, we serve as staunch advocates of workers who suffer occupational […]
What are my options when my workers’ comp claim is denied?
Though workers’ compensation is meant to be a no-fault compensation system for injured workers, the workers’ compensation board can and often does deny claims. If the administration sent you a denial notice, it is because it believes that workers’ compensation does not cover your injury. If you received a denial, you are not without options. […]
Overdosing on painkillers not uncommon among injured workers
When people are injured on the job in California, they have to follow a specific process to begin receiving workers’ compensation benefits. Often, they are required to disclose the timeline of their injuries with their employer, seek the medical attention of a health care provider that is in the network with their employer and carefully […]