Law Offices of George E Corson IV

05/30/2021

Law Offices of George E Corson IV updated their address.

Law Offices of George E Corson IV updated their address.

08/28/2020

Can I Opt Out of Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

Follow the link below to learn if you can opt out of workers' compensation insurance.

Employers know that they need to take precautions to make sure their business is adequately protected. Employers need to carry a variety of types of insurance, ranging from fire insurance to insurance on any vehicles. Workers’ compensation insurance is another important component to protect your b...

08/22/2020

Who Chooses the Doctor?

"As the medical diagnoses and care are clearly an integral part of the workers’ compensation case, employers may wonder who gets to choose the doctor for the employee?" Read the link below to learn more.

The workers’ compensation system provides important rights and responsibilities for both employees and employers. Employees can rest easy knowing that they can receive benefits and medical care costs if they suffer a work-related injury. Employers can also feel a sense of relief knowing that the w...

08/15/2020

Occupational Diseases

Follow the link to learn more about occupational diseases and their role in workers' compensation.

Workers’ compensation is designed to provide financial support and relief to employees who sustain work-related injuries. When most people think of workers’ compensation, they think of broken arms, concussions, slip and fall injuries, or other physical injuries that happen from some type of acci...

08/07/2020

Origin and Purpose of Workers’ Compensation

"The modern workers’ compensation system can trace its origin to the Workers’ Accident Insurance system that was put into place by Otto von Bismark in 1881. The motivation behind enacting this system was what was referenced as the “unholy trinity” of tort defenses that were available at that time, including contributory negligence, assumption of risk, and the fellow-servant rule." Follow the link to learn more about the origins and purpose of workers' compensation.

The majority of employers take many measures to help make sure their employees are as safe as possible at work. Employers may decide to provide extra safety training, purchase and install safety technology, or form safety committees, just to name a few examples. Unfortunately, despite the most dilig...

08/01/2020

Why Do We Have Workers’ Compensation?

Follow the link to learn why we have workers' compensation.

Conscientious employers take many measures to make sure that their employees are safe in the workplace. Providing training, keeping equipment in good repair, and forming safety committees are just a few ways that employers can help keep their workers safe. In the event that a work-related injury occ...

07/24/2020

Plan Ahead to Protect Your Workers From Injury

Follow the link below to learn how to plan ahead to protect your worker from injury.

Business owners work hard to make sure the future of their business is stable and secure. This work includes many aspects, such as investing in new technology, reinvesting in the local community, and making sure you have the best staff for your business. One essential issue for any business owner is...

07/17/2020

Returning to Work and Accommodations

"Employers in California have an “affirmative duty” to make “reasonable accommodations” for a known disability. The employer’s duty to provide an accommodation is triggered when the employer has reliable reason to believe the employee has a disability." Click the link to learn more.

All employers work hard to make sure that their employees are as safe as possible at work. Employers invest in the latest safety technology, form safety committees, and provide training all in an effort to reduce the chances an employee will sustain a work related injury. Unfortunately, this cannot....

07/10/2020

Communications Between an Injured Worker and Their Physician

Learn more about communications between an injured worker and their physician by clicking the link below.

The confidentiality between a patient and doctor is well established in the United States, and California is no exception. Confidentiality is strict to make sure that the patients can fully disclose all symptoms and potential sources of illness or injury without fear that embarrassing conditions wil...

07/03/2020

Global Assessment of Function Score

"A Global Assessment Function (GAF) score must be obtained by any injured worker who is seeking to obtain permanent disability benefits through workers’ compensation." Follow the link below to learn more.

The workers’ compensation system is designed to help workers get medical treatment and get back to work as soon as possible after they sustain a work-related injury. The system also provides protection for employers, as the workers’ compensation system provides that the worker is typically requi...

06/26/2020

Structured Settlements and Workers’ Compensation

Learn about structured settlements and workers' compensation by clicking the link below.

The legal system is often thought of by laypeople as being complicated, and legal cases may take months or even years to resolve a case. Unfortunately, workers’ compensation is not always an exception to this, as the nature of the cases often include injuries that take time to heal before it can b...

06/19/2020

Functional Capacity Evaluations

Follow the link below to learn more about functional capacity evaluations.

After a worker sustains a work-related injury in the course and scope of their employment duties, the worker will need to obtain medical treatment. This treatment varies depending on the type of injury, and can range from physical therapy to surgery to acupuncture. The workers’ compensation proces...

06/12/2020

Beltran v Structural Steel

"In Beltran v. Structural Steel Fabricators, the worker Juan Pablo Beltran sustained cumulative trauma injury to his head and back due to heavy work over the course of a year while employed by Structural Steel Fabricators." Click the link below to learn more about Beltran v. Structural Steel Fabricators.

Although many may think of the workers’ compensation system as quite adversarial, like other civil law suits, workers’ compensation has some unique features which require that employer and employee work together. After an employee is injured on the job, he or she will visit a treating physician,...

06/05/2020

Causation, Lung Disease, and Workers’ Compensation

"Workers’ compensation is designed to cover a wide variety of work related injuries that your employees may sustain during the course and in the scope of their employment." Follow the link to learn more.

Workers’ compensation is designed to cover a wide variety of work related injuries that your employees may sustain during the course and in the scope of their employment. Most people tend to think of physical injuries, such as a broken arm or even an amputated foot, but workers’ compensation cov...

05/29/2020

Workers’ Compensation and Medical Ma*****na

"California Labor Code section 4600 states that any treatment that is reasonably required to cure an injury or relieve the employee from the effects of the injury will be covered under workers’ compensation." Click the link below to learn more about workers' compensation and medical ma*****na.

Healthcare is a major industry in the United States, and advances are frequently made in medical technology, genetics, and pharmaceuticals. Medical Ma*****na is one area where there have been many recent advancements. These advancements include not only medically and understanding how ma*****na can....

05/22/2020

Safety Committees

Follow the link below to learn more about safety committees and how they could potentially help your business.

Employers work tirelessly to make sure their business is using the most beneficial business tactics and practices. Employers know that this includes not only making sure marketing, manufacturing, and customer satisfaction is properly attended to, but also the safety of the employees. If an employee....

05/15/2020

Torts and Workers’ Compensation

"The workers’ compensation system is a “no fault” system, which means that the employee is not required to show the employer was at fault for the injury. California labor code 3600 also provides that the exclusive remedy for an employee injured and seeking compensation is to purse a workers’ compensation case." Follow the link below to learn more.

California’s workers’ compensation system is designed to protect both the employee and the employer. The employee is protected because the law provides that if he or she sustains a work-related injury in the course and scope of employment, he or she will be entitled to receive compensation for a...

05/08/2020

Ways to Protect your Business In Workers’ Compensation

"One important way to protect your business is to properly investigate every claim. Business owners should take immediate steps to gather evidence about how the injury happened." Follow the link below to learn more.

Small business owners are the backbone of the American economy. Over half a million new businesses are started every month, and there are almost 28 million small businesses in the United States. Small business owners all take great pride in building their venture and growing their business. Any busi...

05/01/2020

UEBTF Basics

Learn more about UEBTF Basics by clicking the link below.

The California workers’ compensation system is designed to protect both employees and the employers. One way it accomplishes this is to require almost all employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance. In the event that an employee makes a workers’ compensation claim, the insurance compan...

04/24/2020

Car Accidents and Workers’ Compensation

"Blurring the line between work and home can sometimes create confusion regarding workers’ compensation and when an employee is eligible for benefits. To be eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits, an employee must demonstrate that the injury is work related, meaning it is connected to a job-related purpose." Follow the link to learn more about car accidents and workers' compensation.

The borderline between work and leisure has eroded significantly for many people in recent years. Laptop computers, tablets, smartphones, and other devices have made it simple to stay connected and do work from many different locations. It is not uncommon for people to leave the office, drive home,....

04/18/2020

First Steps After your Worker is Injured

Find out about the first steps to take after your worker is injured by following the link below.

It is essential for employers to take all reasonable steps to reduce the risk for injury to their employees. Keeping your employees safe is not only the right thing to do, it will keep your business running smoothly and make sure your business does not run afoul of state and federal safety regulatio...

04/11/2020

PTSD and Workers’ Compensation

Follow the link below to learn more about PTSD and workers' compensation.

The way our society is acknowledging and addressing mental health issues has drastically changed over the past few decades. Disorders that were previously downplayed or even outright rejected are now receiving the attending they require, helping many people address their problems and get better. In....

04/03/2020

Fraud Red Flags

Find out more about fraud red flags by clicking the link below.

Workers’ compensation is an important system which was put in place to protect workers from unscrupulous employers who would prefer to put the well-being of their business over the well-being of their employees. The workers’ compensation system provides protections to an injured employee to make...

03/27/2020

When to hire a PI

"When an employee commits fraud by exaggerating the severity or duration of his or her injury, it is called “malingering,” and can be a good reason to hire a private investigator." Follow the link below to learn about other reasons to hire a private investigator.

Employers work hard to make sure that their employees are safe from injury on the job. Unfortunately, there are times that despite the most careful precautions, an employee sustains a work-related injury and will accordingly submit a claim for workers’ compensation. The vast majority of employees ...

03/20/2020

Shift Work Disorder

Learn more about shift work disorder by following the link below.

The workers’ compensation system is designed to help protect both the employer and the employee. The system helps make sure that the injured worker gets appropriate compensation for industrial injuries while also protecting the employer from excessive tort claims. Injured employees may receive com...

03/13/2020

Beltran v Structural Steel

Read more about Beltran v. Structural Steel in the link below.

Although many may think of the workers’ compensation system as quite adversarial, like other civil law suits, workers’ compensation has some unique features which require that employer and employee work together. After an employee is injured on the job, he or she will visit a treating physician,...

03/06/2020

Workers’ Compensation and Retaliation

Follow the link below to learn more about workers' compensation and retaliation.

The workers’ compensation system is designed to allow for workers who sustain work-related injuries in the course and scope of their employment to receive proper compensation for their injuries and medical expenses. The amount of the compensation and how long the benefits will continue to be paid ...

03/01/2020

How Long Will the Case Take?

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The legal system is notorious for being cumbersome and slow. The workers’ compensation process is no exception. Workers’ compensation cases, like any other legal proceeding, has many different steps that need to be completed before the case can be resolved. How long the case will take depends on...

02/23/2020

Norman Vincent Peale Quotes

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02/21/2020

Employee or Independent Contractor

"In general, an independent contractor is a worker who is hired by a business because the business does not usually engage in the type of business that the independent contractor performs." Follow the link to learn more about employees vs. independent contractors.

As a business owner, there are many decisions you must face. You have to decide the type of business you want to run, where to establish your business, and what type of legal business structure will best suit your needs. Another important decision is who you will hire to be your employees, and in ma...

02/16/2020

Hamlet chicken processing plant fire - Wikipedia

People occasionally ask me for an example of Serious and Willful Misconduct in Workers’ Compensation, because simple and gross negligence both fall under the exclusive remedy of Workers’ Compensation Insurance. The Hamlet Chicken Fire is an example that I present them. Locking the exit doors is an overt act that would satisfy the Labor Code 4553 requirement for Serious and Willful Misconduct in California.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_chicken_processing_plant_fire

The Hamlet chicken processing plant fire was an industrial fire in Hamlet, North Carolina, at the Imperial Foods processing plant on September 3, 1991, resulting from a failure in a hydraulic line. 25 workers were killed and 55 injured in the fire, trapped behind locked fire doors. In 11 years of op...

02/14/2020

What Is Temporary Total Disability?

Follow the link to learn more about temporary total disability.

The California workers’ compensation system provides a method for employees who have sustained work-related injuries to receive compensation as result of their industrial injuries. While employers will always take measures to attempt to reduce the likelihood that their employees will be injured, t...

02/07/2020

How Is Disability Determined?

Follow the link to find out more about how disability is determined.

The workers’ compensation system is designed to make sure that an employee who sustains a work-related injury receives compensation for the injury. This means not only wage replacement, but also the employer or the employer’s insurance company, will be required to pay for the reasonable medical ...