Protecting The Rights Of California Workers
In San Diego and across California, workers are always at risk for suffering injuries and facing medical costs, lost income and even long-term disability and death. The state tries to implement safety protocols that employers must adhere to. Unfortunately, accidents...
Working in a restaurant is a high-pressure, fast-moving job. Workers often have to move a fast pace, often while carrying heavy plates, wielding knives, operating stoves and dealing with other potentially dangerous equipment. In this atmosphere, it's important that...
Amazon is well-known for its ability to deliver its packages within 24 hours. In order to accomplish this feat, Amazon imposes strict work rules on its employers. Most workers in Amazon’s distribution centers are subject to minimum quotas and limits on time away from...
According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 13 million workers in the manufacturing industry are at risk for injury. Factory workers have some of the most physically demanding jobs in the United States. Between sorting items on the assembly line and using...
For those that work in a factory setting or in an industrial machine shop, the risk of a workplace injury is relatively high. And, especially when large objects or machinery are involved, those injuries can be severe, which needs immediate and ongoing medical...
When one is injured at work, we naturally look to the employer to recover. After all, we all know about worker’s compensation, so we expect that to kick in. However, as more-and-more injured employees are realizing, employers are not always solely responsible. Who...
Many workers in various industries are at risk of suffering from amputations. Amputations are among the most serious and most debilitating injuries that people can face on the job. They happen when workers get caught or pulled into unguarded machinery, work with drill...
I cannot deny that summer in the San Diego area can be brutally hot at times. Still, we see people going to work at construction sites and factories every day in the heat. However, one study has found that when the weather is scorching the number of workplace injuries...
Particular occupations and workplaces may be more prone to certain workplace injuries. It was widely believed that office workers may have greater vulnerability to carpal tunnel and long-range neurological injuries. In a recent study by the Henry Ford Health System,...
Individuals who work in manufacturing industries suffer injuries and deaths from workplace accidents at a higher rate than workers in other fields. For example, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5 percent of workers are employed in...