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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Workers’ Compensation
Q. What is workers’ compensation?
A. Workers’ compensation is benefits that your employer is required by law to pay for if you have a work-related injury or illness. There are two main types of injuries:
1. One accident/event at work. This could include hurting your back in a fall or burning yourself while on the job.
2. Repeated exposures at work. This could include losing hearing due to perpetual loud noise or hurting your elbow from repeated motions.
PERSONAL INJURY – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. What is a “Personal Injury Case”?
A. Personal injury claims stem from physical or mental injury to a person due to the negligence or harmful act of another party. There are a variety of different types of injuries that may be addressed in personal injury cases. Below, I have listed a few of the more common examples:
a. Broken bones
b. Disc injuries in neck and spine
c. Amputations and lost fingers/toes
d. Total or partial blindness
e. Head or brain injuries
Dying Without a Will or Trust – Do You Know the Consequences?
If a resident of California dies without a will or trust, this means that they die "intestate." Because the person did not leave instructions regarding how they wished their property to be divided, the laws of intestate succession determine who will inherit the estate.
The rules regarding intestacy laws are generally as follows:
1) If there is a surviving spouse and no children –> surviving spouse takes the entire estate
2) If there are children but no surviving spouse –> children take entire estate
Govenor Brown Issues Revised 2012-13 Budget – Devastating Cuts to Courts
Govenor Brown released a revised state budget that, again, negatively targets the judiciary. Below is an excerpt from the proposed state budget:
Funding Courts Budgets From Alternative Sources