Employers have a duty to get no-fault workers’ compensation insurance coverage for both full-time and part-time employees (California Labor Code § 3700). If a worker is hurt on the job, they can claim benefits without proving that the employer was negligent or otherwise caused their accident. Of course, that does not mean that a workers’ […]
As defined by Healthcare.gov, a pre-existing condition is a health problem that a person already had before their new coverage starts. Pre-existing conditions can be matters of dispute in workers’ compensation claims. The primary issue: Who is responsible for an injury if an employee already had a medical condition before the workplace accident? In this […]
