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Workers compensation benefits: $120 Million Return to Work Fund
Workers compensation benefits: $120 Million Return to Work Fund We are all aware of the devastating effect that SB 863 has had on workers’ compensation benefits, especially with respect to injured workers’ access to medical treatment. One of the few concessions for injured workers that came out of SB 863 was the implementation of Labor…
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The Fiasco Starts Here: MPNs and Workers’ Compensation in Calif. MAY 8, 2015 ~ CAAAVOICEONCOMP The Fiasco Starts Here: MPNs and Workers’ Compensation in Calif., By: Alan Gurvey, Esq., CAAA Board Member Article originally published on WorkCompCentral, May 7, 2015, and is republished here with permission. Recently I was interviewing a candidate for a vacant attorney position at our firm. I…
Read MoreMajor Challenges for Workers Compensation Physicians
California Medical Association survey results show major challenges for workers compensation physicians California workers compensation system has undergone probably the largest transformation since its enactment in 1914. Senate bill 863 introduced a radical new concept called independent medical review which has become a quagmire for physicians and injured workers. Latest statistics show that an injured…
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Certified Specialist Workers Compensation Law As of August 1, 2014, Charles R. Cleveland Jr. is now a Certified Specialist, in Workers Compensation Law with The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
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