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CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS INJURED DURING WILDFIRE: INJURED WORKERS IN THE NEWS, #121

Posted on June 4, 2024

Per the Dailymail.com, in California, two Firefighters sustained minor to moderate burns while putting out a wildfire.  The two were hospitalized as a result. This series of facts raise important workers' compensation law issue.  This fact pattern will address this matter within California Law. Do the Parts of the Body Injured Matter? Yes.  In California, parts of the body do matter.  For a variety of reasons, there are special benefits or rights that are afforded with respect to certain body parts.  In the matter presented, the injuries were burns.  As a result, a special provision of Labor...

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MTA BUS DRIVER THREATENED: INJURED WORKER IN THE NEWS, #120

Posted on June 3, 2024

Per NBC, an MTA Bus Operator in Los Angeles had a dangerous encounter with a passenger. The incident was caught on tape.  The video showed man banging on the windows of the bus.  It was also reported that the man also opened her window and poured beer on her seat. Also it was reported that he continued to make a scene outside the bus.  To make matters worse, there was a slow response from both the Police Department and the MTA to the scene. Despite 20 passengers on the bus, MTA officials did not come for an hour.  In the end, the frustrated bus driver reportedly said in response to the slow...

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THE EPIDEMIC OF POLICE OFFICER INJURIES: INJURED WORKERS IN THE NEWS #119

Posted on May 24, 2024

Breitbart reports that there is an epidemic of work-related injuries to Police Officers. It is reported that over 100,000 Police Officers have been attacked over the past two years.  Further, 194 officers have been feloniously killed.   According to the article, “[t]hat number of 79,000 law enforcement officers being physically assaulted in 2023 is a sharp, sharp increase from previous years,” Sutton told the outlet. “Many of these attacks wind up in disabling injuries or serious injuries, which can have dramatic effects on the life [and] on the mental and physical well-being of these law...

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TEACHER THROWN AGAINST WALL: INJURED WORKER IN THE NEWS, #118

Posted on May 23, 2024

Per the nypost.com, a Middle School Teacher was thrown against a wall.  She apparently was trying to break up a fight.  She was thrown aside by one student who proceeded to deliver more punches. Criminal charges have been brought against one of the students.  These charges included communicating threats. Topic Discussion This article will discuss this matter within California Workers' Compensation law.  This discussion will discuss the fact patter and whether it constitutes a work injury. Was There A Work Injury? In this matter, there is a serious question as to whether there was...

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