worker’s compensation

Bill would make blaming workplace injuries on being female illegal

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Workers' Compensation
Women who get hurt on the job in California often have to dispute claims by their employers' workers' compensation insurers that their male co-workers never face. To try to get out of paying an injured woman's rightful workers' comp, insurers and their medical experts will sometimes claim her condition was caused...

Retaliating against workers who file for workers’ comp is illegal

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Workers' Compensation
California workers who get hurt or sick on the job have the right to seek workers' compensation benefits to make up for their medical bills and lost income. However, some employers do their best to pressure their workers not to file for workers' comp, or even take time off from work when they get injured. Thes...

Intentional Misconduct May not be a workman’s compensation claim

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Workers' Compensation
As California's leading employment law firm representing plaintiff-employees, we've heard just about every workplace horror story there is. Many times, the employer will attempt to shield itself from liability by claiming that the act of retaliation in response to whistle blowing or other acts by the employee is pre-em...