Posts by Charles Cleveland
California janitors may get labor law protections in wake of federal court decision
Call Email Text Map California janitors may get labor law protections in wake of federal court decision Los Angeles Times May 2, 2019 By MARGOT ROOSEVELT In a decision opening yet another front in the battle over how to classify workers, a federal appeals court Thursday ruled that an international franchiser could be forced to treat…
Read MoreDenied Fontana Work Injury Claims
Call Email Text Map What if my Fontana workers compensation claim has been denied? In the California workers’ compensation system, the work comp adjuster can place your claim on delay status for up to 90 days from the date of the defendant’s receipt of your comp claim for investigation. Within this 90-day delay…
Read MoreWorker’s Compensation News for Ontario May 21, 2019
Worker’s Compensation News for Ontario May 22, 2019 Call Email Text Map The California State Senate voted 38-0 Senate Bill 731, by Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, would prohibit consideration of race, age, gender, sex or genetic characteristics when apportioning permanent disability to non-industrial factors. Under current law in Apportionment in California workers‘ compensation, and evaluating physician, like a…
Read MoreFontana California news regarding MPN medical provider networks for injured workers
Worker’s Compensation News for Fontana May 21, 2019 Call Email Text Map The California State Senate voted 38-0 to pass SB 537, a multifaceted bill by Sen. Gerald Hill, D-San Mateo, that would require the Division of Workers’ Compensation to post the web address for all approved medical provider networks. The bill would also…
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