California Governor Gavin Newsom announced yesterday that seeking workers' compensation benefits after a Covid-19 diagnosis will become much easier for workers across the state.

The leader of the U.S. Senate has suggested there is an extreme need to protect businesses from legal liability related to the pandemic.

Are people who are injured while working from home able to file a workers' compensation claim? The answer is yes, in most circumstances.

Today, the Law Offices of Scott Warmuth received a notification letter from a large, national insurance company denying our workers' compensation client temporary disability (TD) benefits because of the Covid-19 pandemic. This assertion is outrageous.

One topic many clients have questions about is something called the 'statute of limitations'.  The phrase is most widely known in relation to criminal offenses.

What determines the level of workers' compensation benefits available to injured workers is the severity of the injury and how much the injury impacts the job duties of the worker.

With a valid third-party liability claim, injured workers can receive immediate medical treatment through a workers' compensation claim while simultaneously pursuing compensation from the at-fault party under personal injury law. 

Unlike personal injury claims or work injury benefits, the severity of an injury does not play a role in determining SSDI benefits.