Aug 21, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
Telecommuting or teleworking is gaining momentum in the rapidly changing US business environment as well as in federal and state courtrooms. With the number of telecommuters rising from the ranks of federal government employees on top of the small business and Fortune...
Aug 21, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
Should Professional Athletes Seek Workers’ Compensation? – In the past three decades, more than $747 million has been awarded by the state of California’s workers’ compensation system in benefits for work-related injuries to thousands of professional...
Aug 21, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
The biggest concern after an injury is usually: Has the insurance company admitted liability in my case? Many injured workers think that if the employer sends them to a physician – and the insurance company pays the medical bills – then that must mean they accept...
Aug 21, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
Other than the date a worker was injured, the next most important is the date that the Doctor placed the worker at “Maximum Medical Improvement” also called MMI. When a worker is placed at MMI, certain benefits can shut off, and other begin, but most worrisome, it...
Aug 21, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
In today’s workplace workers’ compensation is a plain necessity. It provides a safety net for those who are injured on the job as well as for the employers. It is not simply just a safety measure, it is a needed precaution. Here are 4 reasons why you should not...
Aug 21, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
In 2007, five workers died after a fire broke out inside a pipeline while the workers were resealing it. The fire occurred while the workers were at their workplace at Xcel Energy’s Cabin Creek hydraulic plant. After five years of trial, the Colorado Court of Appeals...
