Workers compensation benefits: $120 Million Return to Work Fund

By Charles Cleveland | June 23, 2015

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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MPNs and Workers’ Compensation

By Charles Cleveland | May 8, 2015

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…

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Major Challenges for Workers Compensation Physicians

By Charles Cleveland | February 7, 2015

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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