by Scott O'Mara | Jul 29, 2024 | Legal, Newsletter
The past president of the California Attorneys Association Attorney Gil Stein issued an article that was published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel on July 18, 2024 that speaks to the failure of the workers’ compensation system regarding medical care and compensation for...
by Scott O'Mara | Jun 26, 2024 | Legal
The workers’ compensation case can influence several major factors of employment: Medical care; and Compensation while off-work (Labor Code §4850, TTD); and Ability to return back to full duty; and Ability to retire if necessary. The California Constitution sets forth...
by Scott O'Mara | Oct 29, 2021 | Legal
On October 22, 2021, a judge in Kern County determined that the power of the State is such that it can mandate vaccinations for certain employees. The judge stated that the Court was not in a position to dictate which and when such steps should be addressed by the...
by Scott O'Mara | Oct 26, 2021 | Legal, Newsletter
Timelines are established for employers to determine whether a worker’s injury or medical condition is work-related. These timelines are set forth pursuant to labor Code §5402, which provides that once an employer has knowledge of an injury or medical condition which...
by Scott O'Mara | Jul 14, 2021 | Legal
The California Workers’ Compensation system is designed to provide benefits to injured workers in the form of: Medical care to cure or relieve the effects of a work-related injury. Payments in the form of temporary disability benefits. (And for safety...
by Scott O'Mara | Jun 10, 2021 | Legal
In certain catastrophic accidents, artificial compensation limits have been placed on the driver, family members and/or passengers in the vehicle which has been struck. These artificial limits are $15,000.00 per driver or passenger for injury or death to one...
