SAN JOSE CAR CRASH KILLED TWO
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Two people died in separate crashes in San Jose Saturday night, one in a multi-car pileup that temporarily closed Highway 101 and the other a pedestrian hit by a car in West San Jose. One person was arrested for a suspected DUI after the crash ...
21
Dec
Keeping Teens Safe at Work
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Is your teen looking for that important summer job? The last thing on their mind is workplace safety, but it should be an important consideration for anyone when choosing a job. Young workers are more likely to experience a job-related injury ...
30
May
Protect Your Family in the Case of a Workplace Injury
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If you’ve been injured on the job, and you don’t know what to do, you have a few choices: do nothing, depend on the advice of your employer, struggle on your own, or seek the advice of a law firm that will fight for the rights and benefits for ...
25
Apr
Influential Workers’ Comp Official Retires
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On March 30, the longtime director of the California Department of Industrial Relations, Christine Baker, announced her retirement after 34 years of service. Baker is known for accomplishing major reforms to curb workers’ compensation fraud and ...
19
Apr
How Immigration Laws Affect Rights to Workers’ Comp
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In our present political situation, federal and state laws sometimes contradict each other. Currently, President Trump’s strict immigration policies are at odds with California’s “sanctuary state” policy. The state’s policy gives protections to ...
05
Apr
Second Santa Ana Teen Passes Away After Accident
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On Monday, investigators attempted to figure out the cause of a Tustin car crash that occurred last week. The accident took the lives of two teenagers and injured five others. Tragically, Jason Anguiano, 17, of Santa Ana passed away on Sunday ...
29
Mar
California’s Number of Qualified Medical Evaluators Drops
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According to a study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute released last month, the number of qualified medical evaluators (QMEs) in California fell 20% between January 2012 and September 2017. QMEs are qualified physicians ...
21
Mar
Motorcyclist Dies in Car Crash in Newport Beach
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Around 10:11 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, a motorcyclist passed away in Newport Beach after suffering severe injuries during a crash at an intersection. At the intersection of Irvine Avenue and Orchard Drive, a white 2015 Mazda CX-5 was involved ...
20
Mar
Brea Driver Hits Pedestrian
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On March 4, a Sunday morning, a pedestrian was hit by a car in Brea and was taken to a trauma center. The crash occurred on Imperial Highway at South Puente Street. According to a Brea Fire Department dispatcher, a second person also needed ...
16
Mar
Fatal San Diego Accident
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A fatal crash occurred Monday when a San Diego man drove the wrong way on two San Diego freeways, resulting in his own death and serious injuries for two others. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Tommy Doerr, the 35-year-old man was ...