REPORT: QME Shortage Delaying Claims; Division of Workers’ CompensationFailed to Adequately Administer QME Process

  Call    Email    Text  Map If you’re wondering why you can’t get a timely qualified medical evaluator or a timely replacement panel for unavailable doctors, or wire claim got denied because of the QME problem this should explain it for you. If you have any questions about the qualified medical evaluator process QME, contact…

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Permanent disability benefits for union workers in San Bernardino

  Call    Email    Text  Map If permanent disability apportionment affects you and your industrial doctor states that your injury was old or pre-existing or congenital, contact the workers compensation attorney as soon as possible to discuss your rights, benefits and form a plan of action. Editor’s Note: This piece was written by the CAAA…

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San Bernardino County gig economy workers rights should be protected under Worker’s Compensation laws

  Call    Email    Text  Map Last week, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 5, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D – San Diego), signaling a big win for labor groups in California. The legislation, one of the most hotly-contested bills of the latest session, will help many working Californians obtain benefits such as…

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San Bernardino Worker’s Compensation update for injured workers July 8, 2019.

  The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) released their 2018 California Workers’ Compensation Losses and Expenses report last Monday showing another win for insurers as medical payments and losses declined by roughly $100 million. Overall, medical payments and expenses declined to $4.6 billion in 2018 from $4.7 billion the prior year with the ratio…

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