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Law Office of Joseph Richards PC
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A Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury & Employment Law Firm Helping Southern California, O.C. And I.E Families.
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Offices in multiple California cities & counties
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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.
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Bruises to Benefits™
We Fight to Win™
Practice Areas
- 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
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- California
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Attorney
- Law Office of Joseph Richards, P.C.
- - Current
- Attorney
- Law Offices of Weitzman & Estes
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- Attorney
- Law Offices of Singer & Benjumea
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- Legal Assistant/Attorney
- Mehr Law Group, P.C.
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Education
- Whittier Law School
- J.D. | Law
- Honors: Business Law Concentration
- Lake Forest College
- B.A. (2004) | Economics & French Double Major
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- Honors: Presidential Scholar; Phi Sigma Iota
Awards
- MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES
- Million Dollar Advocates forum
- Super Lawyers Honoree
- Super Lawyers
- MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES
- Million Dollar Advocates forum
- Super Lawyers Honoree
- Super Lawyers
- Million Dollar Advocates
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Professional Associations
- California Applicant's Attorney's Association
- Member
- - Current
- State Bar of California  # 279922
- Member
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- Orange County Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
Publications
Articles & Publications
- 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)
Speaking Engagements
- 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
- PINCUS
- Medical Knowledge and Issues: ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY; TERMINOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL DISEASES, PINCUS, LOS ANGELES
- PINCUS
- Medical Knowledge and Issues: Medical Treatment UR/IMR, PINCUS, Los Angeles
- Workers' Compensation Jobs, Whittier Law School
- Law Office of Joseph E. Richards
Certifications
- Certified Specialist Workers' Compensation Law
- State Bar of California, California Board of Legal Specialization
Legal Answers
1 Questions Answered
- 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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