FAILURES THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED

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...

IMPACTS ON MEDICAL CARE, EMPLOYMENT AND DISABILITY

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...

MUTUAL EQUALITY

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...

CATASTROPHIC EVENTS & ARTIFICIAL LIMITS

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...