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Justia Legal Resources: Workers’ Compensation Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

The workerscompensation system aims to address these concerns by providing reimbursement for medical costs and partial replacement for lost wages. Still, pursuing workerscompensation is not always straightforward. The WorkersCompensation Law Center at Justia provides insights on how the process unfolds.

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Justia Legal Resources: Workers’ Compensation Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Even with legal protections in place for workers, accidents remain an inescapable risk in many industries. Each state has established a workerscompensation program that provides coverage for injuries or illnesses on the job, regardless of fault. Certain agricultural and domestic workers may be exempt, for example.)

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Justia Legal Resources: Insurance Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

The Insurance Law Center in the Justia Legal Guides covers areas such as life insurance, auto insurance, homeowners’ insurance, health insurance, and business insurance. Covered events usually include fires , explosions, theft, and vandalism, as well as ordinary water and wind damage. How Does Hazard Insurance Protect a Homeowner?

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Justia Legal Resources: Personal Injury Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Many of these events could have been foreseen and avoided. When a victim suffers preventable harm, they usually can bring a claim or lawsuit for compensation. The Personal Injury Law Center provided by Justia outlines this area of the law. This process is not always as straightforward as it sounds, though.

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Justia Legal Resources: Small Business Legal Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Business interruption insurance can account for losses caused by certain events that interrupt business operations. If you hire employees, your state generally will require you to get workers compensation insurance (or be self-insured) for injuries and illnesses that employees suffer on the job.

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Continuing Legal Education for Paralegals

Clio

They can learn overviews of different areas of law, as well as the latest developments in those areas. Every two years, California paralegals must complete (1) four hours of CLEs on legal ethics and (2) four hours of CLEs in general law or an area of specialized law. Some of these skills will apply to distinct areas of law.

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2019 California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting

Legal Talk Network

In these episodes, they discussed updates in specific areas of law as well as shared upcoming events and programs within their sections. Last and definitely not least, we had the opportunity to catch up with my legal hero Erwin Chemerinsky, the Dean of Berkeley Law, as we discussed his topic presented at the Alexander F.