If you get hurt on the job in California or develop an illness over time linked to your work, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the process of filing a workers’ compensation claim. Actually, the ...

Pursuant to Labor Code section 132a, California has declared that “there should not be discrimination against workers who are injured in the course and scope of their employment.” If a worker believes ...

Gov. Newsom blocks legislation to make it easier for California farmworkers to file workers’ comp claims for heat illness. It was backed by their union and opposed by business groups. To read more ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

On November 10, 2025, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Three, issued its decision in ...

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