Category: Workers’ Compensation and Third Party Liability
Published On: March 14, 2012
Injured at work? An interesting, informative site will give you a good start. All 50 States’ and D.C.’s Home Pages and Workers’ Compensation Agencies. This site has Workers’ Compensation Sites for every state in the union as well as related state specific links. Additionally, there is a great website for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (powered by the CDC) which provides a wealth of information for the prevention of illness and injuries at work. Literally a ton of very valuable and potentially life saving information.
Published On: April 20, 2008
Through California’s Worker’s Compensation Laws injured employees are able to recover from the limited benefits of their employer’s insurance. But what happens in cases where an employee has sustained an on-the-job injury caused by someone other than the employer? Simply put, in addition to filing a workers’ compensation claim, the injured employee may sue this third party (i.e., other person or entity) in tort law. Third party cases may fall into categories such as traffic accidents, slip & fall incidents, defective products, defective equipment or the exposure to toxic substances and any number of other situations. If a worker suffers a significant injury,… Read More
Published On: February 26, 2007
Injured at work? An interesting, informative site will give you a good start. All 50 States’ and D.C.’s Home Pages and Workers’ Compensation Agencies. This site has Workers’ Compensation Sites for every state in the union as well as related state specific links. Additionally, there is a great website for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (powered by the CDC) which provides a wealth of information for the prevention of illness and injuries at work. Literally a ton of very valuable and potentially life saving information.