My name is Michael Burgis and I’m an attorney. I’m a Legal Certified Specialist in California Workers Compensation and I’m a Trial Attorney. Is Paid Family Leave applicable during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic? I’ve had quite a few questions regarding Paid Family Leave and what this is and how it’s applicable during the Coronavirus pandemic.…
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Following an incident in March, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health launched an investigation of which the outcome led to the proposal of a substantial fine. The business is the design studio of Adidas America Inc. with which Kanye West is affiliated. Cal/OSHA determined that the company failed to protect workers at the…
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Families who see their loved ones off to work in the morning, never to see them again, naturally experience incredible trauma. In many cases in California, fatal workplace accidents affect entire communities. Such fatalities seem even worse if the deceased worker is not even 20 years old yet, with his or her whole life ahead.…
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Lives of firefighters are put on the line during devastating wildfires in California every summer. Workplace accidents in these circumstances are not surprising because of the unpredictability of the fires. This year’s blazes have already claimed the life of one firefighter, and flags in California’s capital are flying at half-staff in honor of the deceased…
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