by Scott O'Mara | May 12, 2021 | Legal
Two factors occurring with job-related injuries are the level of impairment and the need for medical care. The level of impairment is determined by medical opinions and comparing the objective findings (i.e., test results) with the subjective complaints of...
by Scott O'Mara | May 4, 2021 | Legal
New legislation — AB 1465 — provides some important corrections to SB 899 and its harm¬ful limitations designed to restrict workers’ access to medical care. AB 1465 expands access to more doctors outside the employer-controlled medical groups, and establishes the...
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...
