Do you know about the spoons? Because you should.
Written by Christine Miserandino, a well-known patient advocate, The Spoon Theory tells the story of a girl with Lupus explaining her disease to a friend using 12 metal spoons late at night in a diner. The analogy she illustrates is a perfect...
When you have had a work injury, the last thing you need to worry about is how your medical bills will be paid.
In such a situation, the California State Constitution grants you the right to medical treatment at the employer's expense. In fact, the employer must pay for IMMEDIATE...
As the “gig” economy continues to grow in California, companies like Uber and Lyft may claim that their drivers are “independent contractors,” and therefore not entitled to workers compensation benefits when they are injured on the job.
Fortunately, the California Supreme...
Skeptics of cumulative trauma injuries try to discount the integrity of an entire class of hard-working people. They insist that due to a few “bad apples,” all such claims are invalid.
But it's obvious to most people that heavy physical work overtime can easily take a toll on your...
When I was injured I had no high school diploma. I was married and raising three young children. I had been a legal secretary for over a decade and it had never occurred to me that I wouldn’t be able to keep on working at that job. When I learned that my injury would not allow me to...
There are seven best practices that OCC is committed to utilizing in helping our clients. We hope that attorneys and other counseling services will adopt these practices to get more of the money into the pockets of injured workers and to prevent the misuse of these funds.
1. The...
While many people are trying to figure out how to live life to the fullest, injured workers often have the benefit of eventually seeing their retraining as a “reset” in life so they can really appreciate what life has to offer. It’s as if after a period of darkness, the lights...
This July OCC’s sister organization, Angels for Injured Workers is on a mission to raise $10,000 to turn the lights back on for 60 injured workers and their families. Electricity and water are essential to keeping life going. Utility bills are necessary, so they should be a priority every...
