by Scott O'Mara | Jan 14, 2021 | Legal
Two doctors from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland – Dr. Robert Bollinger and Dr. Stuart Ray – have posted their medical opinions regarding a new strain of the coronavirus and its potential impact. They state that viruses do mutate over time, and there...
by Scott O'Mara | Jul 21, 2020 | Legal
In Workers’ Compensation, the point at which a determination is made as to whether an injured worker has sustained any permanent impairment is when the worker’s condition has become permanent and stationary (P&S), meaning he/she has reached maximum medical...
by Scott O'Mara | Apr 21, 2020 | Legal
UPDATE #1 Assembly members Jim Cooper, Lorena Gonzalez, Rob Bonta and Senator Tom Umberg introduced Assembly Bill 664 which was previously amended in the Assembly on March 13, 2019 and with the most recent amendment in the Senate on April 17, 2020. This Amended...
by Scott O'Mara | Mar 11, 2020 | Legal
Law1199.com Newsletter 2015 Issue #1, entitled “The Current Workers’ Compensation System Violates the Bargain Between Employers and Workers and Creates a Burden on Society”, reflected the development of Workers’ Compensation throughout Europe and the United States...
by Scott O'Mara | Feb 7, 2020 | Legal
The State of California Department of Industrial Relations, under the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, has previously issued protocols that embrace exposures to the newly-found coronavirus, which has been identified as a major societal...
