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Justia Legal Resources: Workers’ Compensation Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

The workerscompensation system aims to address these concerns by providing reimbursement for medical costs and partial replacement for lost wages. Still, pursuing workerscompensation is not always straightforward. The WorkersCompensation Law Center at Justia provides insights on how the process unfolds.

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Justia Legal Resources: Workers’ Compensation Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Even with legal protections in place for workers, accidents remain an inescapable risk in many industries. Each state has established a workerscompensation program that provides coverage for injuries or illnesses on the job, regardless of fault. Certain agricultural and domestic workers may be exempt, for example.)

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Justia Legal Resources: Truck Accidents Legal Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Before going deep into the process of filing a claim or lawsuit, an accident victim or their family may want to learn about some of the key laws and regulations in this area. The statute of limitations is a filing deadline that a victim must meet to preserve their right to compensation. Who Pays for Injuries to a Truck Driver?

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Justia Legal Resources: Personal Injury Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

The Personal Injury Law Center provided by Justia outlines this area of the law. Workerscompensation is usually the sole remedy of an injured employee against their employer, a supervisor, or a coworker. Justia provides a 50-state survey discussing dram shop laws and some related statutes and cases.

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Justia Legal Resources: Small Business Legal Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

If you hire employees, your state generally will require you to get workers compensation insurance (or be self-insured) for injuries and illnesses that employees suffer on the job. Some people also may find it a hassle to comply with the strict requirements under state law for starting and operating a corporation.

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Continuing Legal Education for Paralegals

Clio

They can learn overviews of different areas of law, as well as the latest developments in those areas. Staying up-to-date with rules and regulations Court rules and regulations are the bread and butter of paralegal practice, especially since paralegals often need to know these in more detail than attorneys.

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2019 California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting

Legal Talk Network

In these episodes, they discussed updates in specific areas of law as well as shared upcoming events and programs within their sections. Last and definitely not least, we had the opportunity to catch up with my legal hero Erwin Chemerinsky, the Dean of Berkeley Law, as we discussed his topic presented at the Alexander F.