CORONAVIRUS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on March 16, 2020

Per the Centers of Disease Control, the Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is the cause of a disease known as “Coronavirus Disease 2019” or abbreviated as ‘COVID-19.” The Disease is something that is spread by “Person to Person” contact. There are many Occupations in which workers may come in contact with individuals who have the disease. These workers, therefore, are at risk of being infected. This article will discuss how the Coronavirus Disease can be work-related and its implications within workers’ compensation in the State of California. What Is the Coronavirus? Per the Centers of Disease...

Should You Get an MRI for a Workers’ Compensation Claim?

Posted on February 27, 2020

Over my many years of being a Worker’s Compensation Attorney, there isn’t a week in which I don’t have an Injured Worker tell me that they really need to get an MRI. For many, they do not know why they need a MRI. They, however, strongly feel they need to get one. For many, MRIs are viewed by as the state-of- the-art way of finding out what is physically wrong with them. They want answers. They want to get better. There is no blame for wanting that! This article is will discuss Injured Workers’ concerns about the need for the diagnostic test of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. This article will...

DEPOSITIONS AND WORKER’S COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on January 29, 2020

This article will discuss Depositions and how they are used in California Workers’ Compensation cases. This article includes discussion of the nature of depositions, why depositions are taken, how they are used to assist in the resolution of workers’ compensation cases, and how they are used at workers’ compensation trials. This article will also discuss some important caselaw which relates to what and what cannot be asked in depositions. What Is Discovery? “Discovery” is a legal “term of art” which relates to how parties to a legal action seek information from the opposing party...

THE DANGERS OF WAREHOUSE WORK: AMAZON, WORK INJURIES AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

Posted on January 16, 2020

Recently, there has been an article reporting concerning the dangers of working at Amazon Warehouses. Amazon employs large numbers of warehouse workers and has high standards concerning productivity. Delivering packets on the same day, the next day or within two days is very demanding. As a result, this high level of productivity and demands upon workers, there have been a number of work injuries which have resulted in workers’ compensation claim. This article will discuss injuries in Warehouses as well as a discussion of the work safety issues present at Amazon. How is Warehouse Work...

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CORONAVIRUS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Should You Get an MRI for a Workers’ Compensation Claim?

DEPOSITIONS AND WORKER’S COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

THE DANGERS OF WAREHOUSE WORK: AMAZON, WORK INJURIES AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

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