HEALTH CARE WORKERS, SOCIAL SERVICES WORKERS, AND CALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on June 23, 2021

Work injuries are often studied based upon sector and occupation. Studies can impact how workers are trained and treated. Health Care Workers and Social Assistance Workers were recently studied in the article "Occupational Injuries in California Health Care and Social Assistance Industry" 2009 to 2018." Kerri Wizner, Fraser W. Gaspar, Adriane Biggio, Steve Wiesner 06 June 2021 https: //doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.306 The study addressed a large variety of health care occupations including nurse, aides, assistances, service staff, administrative staff, and technicians. The study looked at the different...

AMAZON, ROBOTS, AND WORK INJURIES: WHAT YOU NEED TO NOW

Posted on June 16, 2021

Technological improvement and cost-saving demands have now placed robotic employees in the workforce. Amazon, and other companies, are employing robots that are essentially co-workers with humans. Human employees have suffered work injuries as a result of these robot/human interactions. These work injuries fall within workers’ compensation coverage and entitle the human workers to receive both medical treatment and compensation. This article will discuss robots in the workplace, an article entitled “Primed For Pain,” and what an Injured Worker should do if they sustain an injury as...

UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY, POST-OPERATIVE VISITS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on June 7, 2021

Workers’ Compensation Studies will often provide Injured Workers insight as to Insurance Companies’ and Medical Providers’ tactics. Injured Workers often feel like there is an agenda working against them. A recent study about post-operative visits for Upper Extremity Surgery raises concerns. This article will discuss Upper Extremity Surgery, the Study’s results and the Study’s implications for Injured Workers. What Are Upper Extremity Surgeries? In the workers’ compensation system, upper extremities can fit into two categories. First, there are traumatic injuries which require...

COVID-19 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES AND PERMANENT DISABILITY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on June 1, 2021

A Stanford University Study reported on the residual complications from COVID-19. This study is important to Injured Workers who have filed COVID-19 related claims. This article will address the study and what it means for Injured Workers. What Was the Study About? The study looked at COVID-19 patients, most of them who had been hospitalized, who reported symptoms and signs months after they became ill. Stanford Press Release. What Did the Study Find? The study reported 84 different symptoms and signs from the patients. “Among the most common lingering symptoms were shortness of breath, fatigue,...

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HEALTH CARE WORKERS, SOCIAL SERVICES WORKERS, AND CALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

AMAZON, ROBOTS, AND WORK INJURIES: WHAT YOU NEED TO NOW

UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY, POST-OPERATIVE VISITS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

COVID-19 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES AND PERMANENT DISABILITY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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