by Scott O'Mara | Mar 6, 2024 | Newsletter
Workers’ Compensation provides benefits to the worker that sustains a job related injury. The benefits can be medical care to cure or relieve the effects of the injury, compensation for time off of work, compensation for residual impairment that exists post maximum...
by Scott O'Mara | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletter
PASSED LEGISLATION Labor Code §3212.15 sets forth specific safety members that have entitlement to a presumption regarding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The code has an expiration date that has been extended to 01/01/2029. Previously the expiration of this...
by Scott O'Mara | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletter
There are four major retirement systems that can provide benefits for a disability retirement that are job-related. The systems are similar, but each has a unique template that must be established within a particular timeline. The determination in regards to...
by Scott O'Mara | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletter
If the worker has a job related injury there is entitlement to several benefits; one of the most important benefits is medical care. The California Constitution states that medical care for job injuries is to CURE or RELIEVE the effects of the job related injury. The...
by Scott O'Mara | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletter
The California Supreme Court was requested by the 9th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals to make a determination that has impact on not only the federal case, but impact on the workers’ compensation laws and interpretation of same. The question that exists is whether the...
by Scott O'Mara | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletter
WHAT IS AN ADR (CARVE-OUT)? The 1993/1994 Senate Bill 853 by Leroy Green opened up the door for a small group of employers and unions/associations to pull themselves out of the established workers’ compensation system by usage of a ADR (CARVE-OUT) PROGRAM. With this...
