Workers Compensation
Workers Compensation Reform 2012 Part IV: Vocational Rehabilitation
Workers Compensation Reform 2012 Part IV: Vocational Rehabilitation. Prior to 2005, California injured workers had an excellent program of workers compensation vocational rehabilitation benefits. It included a budget for schooling, equipment, payments while you went to school, and adequate compensation for a competent counselor. In the workers compensation reform of 2004 in Senate Bill 899,…
Read MoreWorkers Compensation Reform 2012 Part III: Permanent Disability Benefits
Workers Compensation Reform 2012 Part III: Permanent Disability Benefits In 2004, Senate Bill 899 workers compensation reform slashed permanent disability benefits by as much as 70% to California injured workers. The 2005 permanent disability rating schedule drafted for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2005 was rigged by the business and insurance community to…
Read MoreWorkers Compensation Reform 2012 Part II: Medical Provider Networks
Workers Compensation Reform 2012 Part II: Medical Provider Networks In 2004, Senate Bill 899 was a devastating reform to injured workers. One of these workers compensation reforms in 2004 was the elimination of your ability to have a free choice of treating work comp physician. After 2004 you are required to choose a physician from…
Read MoreWorkers Compensation Reform 2012 Part I: Independent Medical Review
Workers Compensation Reform 2012 Part I: Independent Medical Review Senate Bill 863 introduced a new concept into workers compensation called independent medical review. This process will be handled by a national company called Maximus through the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Worker’s Compensation. Independent medical review will change how medical authorizations for treatment…
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