After a California car crash, you may look to your insurance company to make you an offer that covers the cost of any injuries treated or automotive repairs needed. Yet, you may want to think twice before you accept your insurance company’s first offer. Per the...
What should I know about the disability application process?
In order to claim benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA), you must submit an application. This entails providing certain information, answering questions, and other essential steps. Navigating this process efficiently is a huge factor in whether the...
If I am disabled, how can I access workers’ comp services?
An injury you sustain while working as a police officer or a firefighter may be severe enough to disable you. You might even have an existing disability from a prior injury or from birth. If so, you should know that you can access the state workers’ compensation...
Common EMT and paramedic injuries
Working as an Emergency Medical Technician or paramedic can be extremely gratifying, but it also carries many unique and often serious hazards. EMTs have to contend with a lot of potentially dangerous working conditions in addition to intense physical activity....
Should I settle?
Many Americans believe that “taking somebody to court” over a personal injury matter would involve, well, actually being in a courtroom. However, it may surprise you to learn that in the vast majority of legal claims related to accidents or injuries a courtroom is not...
Does ‘the coming and going rule’ apply to public safety workers?
A very famous exception to workers' compensation is the coming and going rule. Generally speaking, workers' compensation provides a no-fault means of employers taking care of employees who suffer injury at the work site. In the majority of cases, however, commuting to...
Firefighter gear toxic exposure risks
When you work as a firefighter in California, you expose yourself to a certain degree of risk. Some of the risks you face are the direct result of fighting fires. Other risks involve exposure to potentially dangerous or hazardous chemicals. A new study conducted by...
Dangerous jobs prone to work-related injuries and illnesses
The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides data showing which industries record the highest number of workplace accidents resulting in serious injuries. Employees working in-person at a job site face a much greater chance of an injury or illness than those who perform...
How back injuries can affect mobility
California public servants may experience injuries while on the job that require significant and costly medical care. Even those who are in good physical condition can experience sore muscles and stiffness. You may not realize that this is the result of an injury and...
What are injured worker Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits?
You may have served as a public safety member for years without experiencing a serious injury until recently. Now your injury has resulted in a permanent partial disability, which affects your ability to return to your job. In this case, you may qualify for...
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