by Occupational Injury Law Center | Apr 17, 2018 | Blog
If you have suffered an injury on the job, you may be wondering if you should file a workers’ compensation claim. Especially if you feel your injury is relatively minor, you might be thinking about not pursuing a claim for a variety of reasons, including the...
by Occupational Injury Law Center | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog
If you suffer an injury on the job in the Modesto area, you may be wondering if you can safely pursue a workers’ compensation claim without putting your job at risk. The fear of losing your job or of retribution from your employer for claiming benefits for your...
by Occupational Injury Law Center | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog
It is easy to dismiss joint pain as the normal aches and twinges of getting old. However, you are still too young to be feeling like this, which may lead to worries that you are suffering from an injury. If you have been doing the same type of job for months or years,...
by Occupational Injury Law Center | Jan 15, 2018 | Blog
There are numerous dangers workers contend with at their jobs. Trips, lacerations and muscle strains are some of the most common, and employers are more likely to have protections in place against these injuries. However, far too many workplaces do not adequately...
by Occupational Injury Law Center | Dec 18, 2017 | Blog
Many people sustain injuries on the job every day, including teachers, laborers, office workers, nurses and many others. In quite a few places in California, the workplace culture is open, transparent and supportive.Unfortunately, it can be different at...
by Occupational Injury Law Center | Nov 19, 2017 | Blog
Despite employers’ best efforts, workers will suffer injuries on the job. In 2016, California had over 100,000 non-fatal injuries take place at job sites across the state. A majority of these injuries were most likely to occur with men. After...
by Occupational Injury Law Center | Oct 19, 2017 | Blog
Although the rate has declined throughout the years, a large number of workplace injuries still occur throughout California. In 2014, there were a reported 460,000 workplace injuries in the state, according to data from the Department of Industrial Relations.Warehouse...
by Occupational Injury Law Center | Sep 17, 2017 | Blog
One of the most common workplace injuries employees can encounter is a slip and fall. In fact, injuries sustained from slipping on the job results in the greatest amount of lost days from work, according to the National Floor Safety Institute. The best thing...
by Occupational Injury Law Center | Jun 27, 2017 | Blog
If you are among the many who work in meat or poultry processing or production in America, you face unique hazards that place you at risk of injury, illness and, possibly, death. The severity of your risk of medical hardship is difficult to determine because many such...
by Occupational Injury Law Center | May 24, 2017 | Blog
If you sustained an injury at your job, in most cases, filing for workers’ compensation provides your only recourse. In California, employers must carry workers’ compensation insurance. When an employee gets hurt, workers’ compensation benefits can...
