Briles Law Group

03/02/2023

New Address: 2062 Business Center Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612

10/25/2022

Briles Law Group We have relocated our Office in San Jose.
4040 Moorpark Ave. San Jose, CA 95117

08/11/2021

The latest news regarding the CA. workplace.

California state employees, health care workers and workers in high-risk settings must show proof of vaccination or adhere to weekly COVID-19 testing and other safety protocols, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced.

10/08/2020

Benefits Available for CA. Workers Impacted by COVID-19. What resources are available to you during these trying times? Take a look and call us at Briles Law Group if you have any questions regarding a workplace injury that you may be currently experiencing.

10/02/2020

SACRAMENTO — California will relax the burden of proof to receive workers’ compensation benefits for some employees who contract COVID-19 on the job under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Thursday.

Senate Bill 1159 by Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) makes it easier for police, firefighters and other essential employees who contract COVID-19 while working to be covered under the state’s workers’ compensation program. In other workplaces — both public and private — the new law presumes employees caught the novel coronavirus on the job if there is an outbreak at their worksite, ensuring those employees are eligible to have their medical bills and lost wages covered.

Because lawmakers passed the law as an urgency bill, it will go into effect immediately, bypassing the typical Jan. 1 start date for most laws.

Newsom said during a bill signing ceremony streamed online that the new law makes clear the need to “prioritize our workforce, our workers, our frontline essential workforce that we pay a lot of lip service to but, often, we don’t back up.” - (Copied from L.A. TImes 09-17-2020 edition)

09/25/2020

Considerations you should be aware of when returning to the workplace.

CDC provides credible COVID-19 health information to the U.S.

08/26/2020

California COVID-19 Workers' Comp Claims Soar.

Health care workers make up nearly 40 percent of those seeking wage and medical benefits from the program.

07/24/2020

California workplace safety rules are likely to change due to coronavirus fears

Legislators have proposed expanding workers' compensation eligibility so that more employees will be covered if they are diagnosed with COVID-19, increasing the number of sick days for food service workers and requiring employers to pay a portion of utility and internet bills for teleworkers.

07/08/2020

If you reported to your employer's worksite between March 19 and July 5, 2020 and tested positive or were diagnosed with a COVID-19-related illness, you may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits under the Executive Order issued by Governor Newsom on May 6 https://www.labor.ca.gov/coronavirus2019/ #:~:text=If%20you%20reported%20to%20your,Governor%20Newsom%20on%20May%206.

State of California

06/17/2020

Another happy client! How can we help you? Call today for a private, no cost consultation. Let’s us help get you the benefits you deserve.

06/16/2020

Will another round of government stimulus checks be going out?

Here's what's happening with the status of Round 2, who's asking for how much money and where the debate on a second wave of checks now stands.

06/09/2020

Over 5,000 Californians file for workers’ comp.
California goes further than many in protecting all essential workers.

Overall workers’ compensation claims plummeted during California's coronavirus lockdown as workplaces shut down and fewer employees were injured on the job.