April 2021

Affirmative Workers’ Comp Defense: California Law and Intoxicated Employees

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Workers’ compensation insurance provides no-fault benefits to people who were injured while on the job. An employer can be held responsible for a workplace injury even if the accident was not their fault. That being said, liability is not automatic. There are several affirmative defenses that employers and insurers can raise to deny coverage.  An

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When Should I Hire a Workers’ Comp Defense Lawyer in California?

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Workers’ compensation insurance provides medical coverage and wage loss benefits to employees who were hurt on the job. As emphasized by the California Department of Industrial Relations, “employers are required by law to have workers’ compensation insurance.”  For employers and insurers, navigating the workers’ comp claims process can be complicated. It is not uncommon to run […]

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A Rebuttable Presumption: How to Defend COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims in California

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Published by Joseph Yrulegui on June 11, 2020 We have previously discussed California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order that created a rebuttable presumption that COVID-19 is a compensable occupational disease. Under Executive Order N-62-20, employees who were required to work outside of the home between March 19th and July 5th and who contracted COVID-19 are presumed to have done

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