workers' compensation

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Jimenez opened a family law practice in Palmdale more than two decades ago, handling divorce, custody, spousal and child support, workers’ compensation, personal injury and other civil matters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

During the pandemic, Montoya used a workers’ compensation settlement from a prior work injury to take time off and study for his commercial driver’s license.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

For example, in the civilian context, when construction workers fall off scaffolds and can’t walk until receiving surgery and physical therapy, their employers have to provide them workers’ compensation.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Lester filed a workers’ compensation claim in July 2021, though his superiors said the injury was “not significant,” according to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

That minimized cuts to workers’ compensation and pensions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025