The California Office of Administrative Law approved a new set of safety standards on June 3 that are designed to protect agricultural employees who work between sunset and sunrise. The new workplace safety regulations, which are said to be the first of their type in...
Workers’ Compensation
Different workers’ compensation benefits help injured workers
Workers’ compensation benefits are vitally important for many injured workers and their families. As a result, injured workers in California should be familiar with the different types of workers’ compensation benefits that may be available to them. Workers’...
Key points to know about workers’ compensation claims
Californians who are injured at work will face multiple concerns in the immediate aftermath. Not only will there be the need for medical treatment to try to return to full health, but the possibility of lost wages can lead to financial and personal challenges....
Overworked? Know your rights for stepping away from the job
While the day-to-day experiences of workers in different occupations can look drastically different from one another, one thing remains universal: taking time away from work is necessary for your health. A study conducted in 2015 linked overworking with a number of...
Ignoring worker safety lets older, larger companies thrive
Many businesses in California are faced with the dilemma or either improving safety or improving their survival. Only rarely can businesses do both. Now, an international study has found that the older and larger a company is, the more it can afford to neglect worker...
You might be able to hold a third-party liable for your workplace injury
You can file a workers’ compensation laws if you were hurt on your job. After you file that claim you might not be able to file a civil lawsuit against your employer. That does not mean you cannot hold an at-fault third party responsible. Most workers’ compensation...
Initial steps to take after being injured at work
People in California rely on their jobs in order to earn an income and provide for themselves and their needs. Whether people like their jobs or not, most go because they need the income. That is why it is important that people are physically able go to work and...
Executive order helps essential workers with COVID-19 get workers’ comp
The fight over making it easier for essential workers in California who are sickened with COVID-19 has ended in a victory for the workers. Gov. Gavin Newsome recently signed an executive order that creates the presumption that an essential worker diagnosed with the...
Executive order N-62-20, issued and effective 05/06/2020
Covered dates of potential exposure – 03/19/2020 – 07/05/2020. Temporary rebuttable presumption of injury AOE/COE for an employee’s COVID-19-related illness if: The work was performed on or after 03/19/20. The employee was directed by the employer to perform work at a...
California sues ride-sharing companies for employee rights
The State of California will proceed with a lawsuit against ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft. The lawsuit alleges that Uber and Lyft misclassify their drivers as independent contractors and fail to provide employee benefits under the state’s new labor laws. This...