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Hotel rooms often look spotless and inviting because trained professionals perform all the necessary housekeeping steps. Guests may not realize how hazardous the task of cleaning a California hotel room is. A housekeeper may enter dozens of rooms during a single...
Kitchen workers might find themselves at risk for various injuries, and some could be serious ones requiring a trip to the emergency room. While cooks and other kitchen staff may face numerous risks due to their spending an entire work shift near a kitchen's hazards,...
If you drive a forklift for your job, you know there is a high risk of injury. Following are some important things to understand about forklift safety and your rights to workers' compensation benefits if you get hurt on the job in California. IMPORTANT: If you have...
First responders put their lives on the line every day to keep the public safe. They have some of the most dangerous jobs in our society, and they run a high risk of death, catastrophic injury and other dangers. Workers’ compensation benefits are available to them...
If a company intends to do business in California, it must follow OSHA rules. However, far too many cases show the absence of appropriate fall prevention standards. Falls on the job can lead to workers' compensation claims. Understanding the risks Construction sites...
A good workers’ compensation policy goes a long way to helping injured employees in Southern California. Many kinds of workers’ compensation benefits get used throughout the country. However, how they are distributed and their amount vary by state. What is included in...
Workers’ compensation cases are not all equal when it comes to unusual medical issues. High-stress public service workers such as firefighters and police not only save people who are in peril, but they also put themselves in danger at the same time. This activity can...
Employees in Southern California often take comfort in knowing that if they ever obtained injuries in the workplace that they have workers’ compensation benefits to help them pay for medical and basic living costs. However, there are times when those benefits are...
First responders provide important and often life-saving services to local communities all across southern California. The dangers that firefighters and police face as part of their basic job leave them highly vulnerable to personal injury and ongoing mental health...
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating the death of a worker in Santa Paula. The agency typically investigates all deaths caused by work-related injuries. A Cal/OSHA spokesperson says the fire department was called to the scene...