Posts Tagged ‘Workers compensation reform’
Worker’s Compensation Update in the Inland Empire
Worker’s Compensation Update in the Inland Empire April 21, 2019 Call Email Text Map It is been 15 years since the major Worker’s Compensation reform of SB 899 of April…
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Workers Compensation Settlements in California There are two types of workers compensation settlements. They are called a Stipulated Finding and Award and a Compromise and Release. A Stipulated Finding and Award is an agreement which reaches the same decision that a judge would make after a trial. A Compromise and Release completely closes the case.…
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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 MoreWorkers 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,…
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