California Workers’ Compensation Articles

If you are injured or diagnosed with a condition that impairs your ability to work, one of the first places it will be suggested that you turn is Social Security Disability (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Most Americans have heard of it but many do not realize exactly what it is until we are faced with a need for it. If you need and El Dorado disability lawyer, Gold Country has helped guide thousands

May 6, 2020 UPDATE: Essential Workers that Contract COVID-19 Now Presumptively Covered for Workers’ Compensation Benefits. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on May 6, 2020 establishing a rebuttable presumption that “essential workers” infected with COVID-19 contracted the virus on the job. The effect of the presumption shifts the burden of proof to the employer to show that the injured worker  did not contract COVID-19 on the job to relieve the employer of liability

Hiring a workplace accident lawyer can help you receive the workers’ compensation benefits you are entitled to following an injury at work. An employee who is injured at work is entitled to worker’s comp benefits.  This is the case whether a specific incident caused the injury or it was caused due to cumulative minor injuries to a body part that cumulatively, add up to an injury requiring time off of work or medical care. Typically,

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GOLD COUNTRY WORKERS’ COMP CENTER April 16, 2020 Contracting COVID-19 can trigger the receipt of Workers’ Compensation Benefits.   With COVID-19 dominating our lifestyle and causing extensive damage to so many individuals’ health and personal financial condition, there is a prevalent focus on what public benefits are available to the many impacted by the virus.  Reasonable evidence-based statistics indicate at least 50% of the population will at some point contract the disease

Have you wondered whether you should hire a work accident attorney but are unsure? The time following a work-related injury can be an extremely stressful period for you and your family.  Mounting medical bills, lost wages, and more can make a difficult situation impossible to bear. Workers’ compensation benefits are designed to make the period following a work-related injury easier. Unfortunately, trying to pursue your workers’ comp claim alone can be a challenge. This is