Law Office of Joseph Richards, P.C. is a workplace injury law, personal injury law, and employment law firm representing O.C. and I.E. workers. Accident lawyers and employment lawyers doing our best in helping clients obtain medical treatment, lost earnings or benefits entitled, and peace of mind to continue with their daily lives.
Personal Injury lawyer representing injury and accident victims and their families.
Employment Lawyer representing victims of unlawful employment practices.
Working for California workers with Compensation Claims, a Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. Workers’ Compensation Lawyer appearing at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board of Southern California.
An ambitious Southern California litigator, Member of the California Applicants' Attorneys Association, Orange County Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section and a member of the California Lawyers Association Workers’ Compensation Section. Also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, membership in which is limited to Trial Lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skill, experience and excellence in Advocacy by achieving a trial verdict, award or settlement in the amount of One Million Dollars or more.
Clients can trust Mr. Richards’s credentials and review his success stories.
Every case is different, and past results cannot be a guarantee of future performance.
Offices in Orange County & the Inland Empire.
NOTICE: Making A False Or Fraudulent Workers' Compensation Claim Is A Felony Subject To Up To 5 Years In Prison Or A Fine Of Up To $50,000 Or Double The Value Of The Fraud, Whichever Is Greater, Or By Both Imprisonment And Fine.
- Workers' Compensation
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- California
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- English: Spoken, Written
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- Law Office of Joseph Richards, P.C.
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- Whittier Law School
- J.D. | Law
- Honors: Business Law Concentration
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- Lake Forest College
- B.A. (2004) | Economics & French Double Major
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- Honors: Presidential Scholar; Phi Sigma Iota
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- Super Lawyers Honoree
- Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers Honoree
- Super Lawyers
- Million Dollar Advocates
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Million Dollar Advocates
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- California Applicant's Attorney's Association
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- State Bar of California  # 279922
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- Orange County Bar Association
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- A Tale of One Applicant's Claim Against Unfair Debt Collection Practices, Youssef Hammoud, Esq. & Joseph E. Richards, Esq.
- Workers' Compensation Quarterly, 2021 Vol. 24 No. 3
- Queen's Caste v. Drone: Expectation of Privacy Rights and Avoidance of Evidentiary Concerns Regarding Chain of Custody in Workers' Compensation Sub Rosa Surveillance
- Workers' Compensation Quarterly (California State Bar publication)
- Household Employees -- Navigating Workers’ Compensation and Civil Remedies Kathleen Duggan; Joseph E. Richards, Esq.; The Hon. Vincenti Blas; Gregory L. Connor, Esq.; Gil Tabachnik, Esq. Whittier, Santa Ana, and Los Angeles, California
- Workers' Compensation Quarterly (California State Bar publication)
- Protecting Your Clients From Medical Debt Collections, Webinar
- Gemini
- Your client gets put into collections, now what do you do? When and why do you get a debt collection and creditor attorney involved? What labor codes and credit / collections laws apply?
- MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ISSUES: PTP’s, MPN, DETERMINATION OF MEDICAL ISSUES (AME/PQME), PINCUS, LOS ANGELES
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- Medical Knowledge and Issues: ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY; TERMINOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL DISEASES, PINCUS, LOS ANGELES
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- Medical Knowledge and Issues: Medical Treatment UR/IMR, PINCUS, Los Angeles
- Workers' Compensation Jobs, Whittier Law School
- Law Office of Joseph E. Richards
- Certified Specialist Workers' Compensation Law
- State Bar of California, California Board of Legal Specialization
- Q. I had a injury at work and am seeing Dr. 's .. Do I go to these appointments on my time or on company time?
- A: In California, as of July 2015, employers are required to offer limited Paid Sick Leave (PSL) to most employees.
PSL information may be accessed here: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/paid_sick_leave.htm
For public policy reasons, injured employees are not typically paid disability benefits for the time it takes to visit treating doctors during a regularly scheduled working day. However, employers are able to offer Paid Time Off or Vacation Pay as an added incentive to employees. It is not a requirement for employers to offer Paid Time Off (PTO) or paid vacation, but many do offer it to employees. Check your wage statements to see if there is mention of PTO or Vacation Pay.
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