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A recent study reveals an alarming statistic - as the economy improves, the number of work place accidents and deaths increase. The Press-Enterprise investigation evaluated federal workplace accident data concerning San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, and...
A company in California is facing fines after spraying a pesticide too closely to a levee where construction employees were working. The incident happened in July, but it was back in the news after a plane was recorded dropping a whitewash over a nearby orchard near...
The recent Santa Clarita, California Six Flags Magic Mountain construction site accident underscores the potential dangers that exist for workers at work sites and raises questions concerning who is responsible for injuries when accidents do occur. The recent...
A civil court jury recently decided that CBS Television Studios must pay $10.45 million in damages to the family of a security guard killed on the set of a popular television show. The decedent's family filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court in...
A propane truck driver was severely burned in a blast in Los Angeles just before 12:00 p.m. on Sept. 15. According to a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department, the man works for a company that transports propane to fill commercial and industrial tanks. The...
Due to the nature of our law practice, it is not often that we at Butler Viadro get to interact with grade school kids. However, we recently had the opportunity to do so. This summer we hosted students from Aim High Urban Promise Academy for a career day. Aim High is...
California readers may have many reasons to be proud of the state’s wine industry. However, safety might not be among those reasons, according to a recent article. Specifically, there may be an issue with the industry’s approach to barrel rows in wine cellars -- some...
Generally, California workers' compensation laws provide benefits for workers injured on the job. In fact, California law requires employers to have workers' compensation insurance if they have even one employee.Workers compensation benefits are generally an...
A California baggage worker’s fatal workplace accident has resulted in an investigation and hefty fine of $77,250 by officials at the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA.Officials believe the accident occurred because local policy...
California workers' compensation laws require that employers provide employees with workers' compensation benefits when they are injured during the course of employment. Employees are generally entitled to this compensation even if the accident wasn't the...
