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...
by Scott O'Mara | Jan 7, 2020 | Legal
Law1199.com Newsletter 2019 Issue #12 sets forth information regarding Senate Bill 542, which is designed to provide protection to safety workers and their families regarding post-traumatic stress disorders which develop or manifest as a result of the extraordinarily...
by Scott O'Mara | Dec 10, 2019 | Legal
California State Auditor Elaine M. Howle, C.P.A., issued a report dated 11/19/19 to the Governor of California, President Pro Tem of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly. In this report, she reported: “As directed by the Joint Legislative Audit...
by Scott O'Mara | Sep 11, 2019 | Legal
The California Supreme Court, on August 23, 2018, issued its opinion affirming a Court of Appeal’s judgment dealing with the concept of Utilization Review and Independent Medical Review and the limitations placed on employee remedies for work-related injuries as set...
by Scott O'Mara | Aug 6, 2019 | Legal
The Workers’ Compensation laws are supposed to ensure fair and just treatment for California workers who incur injuries in the course of their employment, providing medical care to cure and relieve the effects of the injuries for the full life span of the injured...
by Scott O'Mara | Jul 19, 2019 | Legal
Many diseases or other medical problems involve various risk factors in their manifestation or development. As scientific knowledge and the corresponding literature expand for particular conditions, a greater awareness occurs. However, treating doctors often...
