Workers’ compensation benefits exist to provide relief to workers who suffer injuries in the workplace. Workers’ compensation can potentially help pay for immediate medical expenses and offset the economic impact of missing wages, but workers’ compensation may not fully cover the cost of a workplace injury. Some injured workers may wonder whether workers’ compensation benefits…
A workers’ compensation insurance policy is a type of liability insurance where employers assume liability for potential worker injuries on or caused by the job, which their insurer pays. Workers’ compensation can help cover costs of work-related injuries and illnesses. California state law requires employers to have a workers’ compensation policy, and failure to do…
Filing a claim for insurance often brings up questions about taxes and personal responsibility for benefits. Luckily, workers’ compensation is an employee benefit not normally considered part of your taxable income. If you received benefits under a California workers’ compensation act or a federal policy for an illness or injury incurred on the job or…
