by Scott O'Mara | Mar 6, 2024 | Newsletter
The California workers’ compensation system has a strong foundation that evolves from systems that manifested through Europe and the United States in the late 1800s and the 1900s. President Roosevelt reflecting the workers’ compensation systems stated: Industrial...
by Scott O'Mara | Mar 6, 2024 | Newsletter
The California’s Workers’ Compensation Institute was established in 1964. This entity also known as CWCI, provides data regarding the cost and results of medical problems and treatments of same in the workers’ compensation arena. The regular members of CWCI are...
by Scott O'Mara | Mar 6, 2024 | Newsletter
The New York Times has published an article written by Knvul Sheikh. This was published on 12/27/2023 and reflects that the COVID-19 variants are now becoming more abundant with another common strain called JN.1. This variant was found in September of 2023, and by...
by Scott O'Mara | Mar 6, 2024 | Newsletter
Awareness as to the unique exposures that occur in certain employment situations such as being a firefighter, peace officer (police officer, deputy sheriff, highway patrol or other safety members) is a necessity. These exposures can lead to significant medical...
by Scott O'Mara | Mar 6, 2024 | Newsletter
The Workers’ Compensation and Retirement systems overlap in many areas, and with this overlap there can be a direct impact on the workers’ compensation case and resolution of the workers’ compensation case and/or retirement case. The concept of a back-up weapon and...
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...