If you get in a car accident and you suffer a laceration to your skin, your skin can create new cells and repair the damage over time. Likewise, if you break a bone, a doctor can set it and the bone will slowly heal, as long as you keep it in a cast and don’t do more...
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California Personal Injury And Employment Law Blog
3 ways to document your employer’s misconduct
As an employee in California, you have the benefit of both state and federal worker protection laws. Unfortunately, plenty of companies will happily violate employment laws while assuming that their workers won't know how to stand up for themselves. Workers often...
How can car accident injuries affect you?
If you are involved in a car accident, you may suffer different injuries. Examples include whiplash, traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, broken bones, burns and amputations. It will be best to make informed decisions after an accident to receive compensation...
How do you respond to an aggressive dog?
You are taking your routine morning jog when, out of nowhere, a vicious bulldog comes charging after you. You are frightened, rightfully so. So what do you do? Unfortunately, these kinds of encounters are not uncommon. If you find yourself in a confrontation with a...
What does it really mean to have a broken neck?
You probably hear people joke about broken necks all the time. Growing up, perhaps your parents warned you repeatedly not to break yours when playing rough, but it is not a real risk, right? Unfortunately, the small bones inside the neck or cervical region are just as...
3 major injuries that car accidents can cause
Motor vehicle accidents cause injuries and deaths on American roads yearly. An estimate from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported a 10.5% increase in motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 2021 (42,915) as compared to 2020 (38,824). If you are...
Employers often fail to meet their obligations to disabled staff
Workers have certain rights under both state and federal law. For example, they have the right to a safe and harassment-free workplace. They also shouldn't have to worry about discrimination based on certain protected characteristics. Sex, religion, age and race...
Why are fatal car accidents increasing in frequency?
The overall trend for fatal car accidents, when you look at data going back over the decades, shows that they are slowly becoming less common. Cars are getting safer and new technology is helping to keep people safe even if they’re not actually becoming better drivers...
Reporting workplace harassment is not easy
There is no such thing as the perfect job. Very few individuals are happy 100% of the time they are at work. Nonetheless, there is a big difference between routine workplace stresses and harassment. Harassment at work is unlawful and the consequences of such behavior...
Are you being singled out at work because of your age?
You’re one of the more senior workers in your company. You’ve been around for a while which shows that you are loyal. You’ve also always been courteous to new arrivals. Unfortunately, the same courtesy has not been given back to you in return recently. You’re being...
