Blog Posts in October, 2016

New Workers' Compensation Law Bolsters Employee Protections

A pair of recently passed laws will strengthen existing workers’ compensation reforms in California by reducing treatment delays and strengthening anti-fraud efforts. At their core, SB 1160 and AB 1244 are designed to improve worker benefits and to help control employer costs. SB 1160 requires that liens filed against workers’ compensation claims are verified and filed by the lien holder while ...

Top Five Common Workplace Accidents in Workers' Comp Claims

Each workplace has its potential dangers and each employee can suffer a variety of injuries due to them. In order to help stop workplace accidents from occurring, it is useful to know what accidents are causing what injuries the most often. Employers especially should know this information so they can double- and triple-check areas in the workplace that could be prone to causing or housing ...

Why Employers Dispute Workers' Comp Claims

Many employers like to say that they are always doing what they can to take care of their workers after an on-the-job injury, but evidence can reveal an opposite relationship. Rather than accepting workers’ compensation claims forthright, some employers will deny them outright. The behavior leaves many injured employees asking why, and the answers often leave them feeling frustrated. Reasons ...