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NEEDLE STICK AND SHARP INJURIES AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on August 11, 2020

Many Workers encounter needles and sharps in the workplace.  Many Workers are punctured or are cut by these items in the workplace. These punctures or cuts can give rise a work-related injury. Per the CDC, “[o]ccupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens from needlesticks and other sharps injuries is a serious problem, resulting in approximately 385,000 needlesticks and other sharps-related injuries to hospital-based healthcare personnel each year. Similar injuries occur in other healthcare settings, such as nursing homes, clinics, emergency care services, and private homes.” Needlestick and...

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Compromise & Release Settlements in Workers’ Compensation

Posted on August 7, 2020

There are many Injured Workers who seek to settle their Workers’ Compensation cases via a Compromise & Release (C & R.) A C & R settlement is commonly referred to as a “buy-out” of the case.  It is referred as a “buy out” because many times C & R settlements include a “buy out” of the Injured Worker’s entitlement to lifetime medical care.  Lifetime medical care, for worker’s compensation purposes, means “lifetime care” for the body parts that are considered work-related.  Lifetime care does not include non-industrial body parts.   Medical Treatment Awards...

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POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD), OCCUPATIONAL CAUSES, & EMPLOYER ASSESSMENT AND REACTION: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND PTSD: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on August 5, 2020

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a Psychiatric Diagnosis that Injured Workers can receive as a result of exposure to workplace stress. In the California Workers’ Compensation System, both Insurance Companies and Employers are well aware of the serious consequences with PTSD injuries.   This includes the fact, Workers’ Compensation Laws include several Labor Code Sections that support Injured Workers making PTSD claims. This article from the Law Offices of Edward J. Singer will discuss PTSD, workplace causes of PTSD, risk management approaches to PTSD, and Labor Code Sections that impact...

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JOB INJURIES FROM ANIMALS: OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ANIMALS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on August 4, 2020

Many Workers, in the open labor market, work closely with animals.   These workers are at risk for unique Animal-Related Injuries. Additionally, there are Workers who work in areas where they are exposed to either dead animals or animal biproducts such as dander, urine or feces.  These exposures place Workers at risk for injuries as well. Animal-Related Work Injuries can range from very minor to very serious.   Some can even result in the Worker’s death. This article will discuss Animal-Related Work Injuries, what type of Occupations that are at risk for Animal-Related Work Injuries, what...

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