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Temporary disability Worker’s Compensation
UNDERSTANDING TEMPORARY DISABILITY Call Email Text Map Temporary disability (TD) benefits are payments to you if you lose wages because your injury prevents you from doing your usual job while in treatment for your industrial injuries. Temporary disability pays two-thirds of the gross (pre-tax) wages you lose while you are recovering from a job injury. There is a…
Read MoreTypes of Work injuries – Continuous Trauma
Types of Work injuries – Continuous Trauma Call Email Text Map Everybody knows about the usual work injuries, such as lifting a heavy box and suddenly a sharp pain is felt in the lower back. But what if the lifting of that heavy box didn’t cause a sudden back pain, but a slow and gradual…
Read MoreEssential workers continue fighting for their lives while working in increasingly hazardous conditions
Call Email Text Map As if the backbreaking work performed by farmworkers isn’t already detrimental to their health, a new study shows the devastating impact COVID-19 is having on their communities. Released by the Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas and the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, the study takes a…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Working from Home
COVID-19 and the American Workplace As a result of the pandemic, drastic changes have taken place to the American workplace. Many of us are working from home, using remote workstations and other safety precautions for social distancing guidelines. If you had a work-related injury from either a specific incident or injury that occurred over time…
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