1. MEDICAL TREATMENT NOT ACCEPTED BY THE INJURED WORKER (ADJUSTER USES “GHOST DOCTORS”) / AB 1054 (Gipson (A) – Introduced 02/20/2025, amended 03/24/2025)
2. A DELAY OR DENIAL CAN CREATE A PENALTY
3. AVOID DENIAL OF MEDICAL CARE & DAMAGE WITH INFORMATION
4. DISRUPTIVE TRAILER BILL 75582
5. PROPOSED LEGISLATION AB2098 PROTECTION FOR THE INJURED WORKER
6. PENALTIES PLACED ON THE INSURER, SELF-INSURED EMPLOYER, THIRD-PARTY PARTY ADMINISTRATOR THROUGH FAILURE TO ADHERE TO LAW AND REGULATIONS OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
7. NARROW/LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT OF 05/19/2026
8. DESTRUCTION OF LONG TERM PROTECTION

1. ADDITIONAL PROTECTION BY SUBSEQUENT INJURIES BENEFITS TRUST FUND (SIBTF)
2. THE LIBRARY OF INFORMATION THAT PROVIDES YOU WITH PROTECTION
3. FAIRNESS ACT TO RECEIVE SOCIAL SECURITY
4. REMOVAL OF ANTIQUATED STANDARDS BY MODIFICATION
5. DENIAL OR LIMITS ON MEDICAL CARE DONE 87.3% BY GHOST DOCTORS
6. FAMILY PROTECTION
7. FAIR & EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF 3RD PARTY RECOVERY
8. EXPOSURE TO HARM AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF SAME CAN BE YOUR PROTECTION
9. HEAT EXPOSURE/HEAT DAMAGE
10. THE QME DOCTOR’S ROLE IN YOUR LIFE
11. AB 1293 NEEDS LABOR PARTICIPATION
12. SENATE BILL 487 PASSED ON 10/13/2025

1. KNOWLEDGE OF DANGEROUS EXPOSURES AND STEPS FOR PROTECTION
2. THE NEWEST THREAT BY COVID-19
3. BROADEN THE PERSPECTIVE
4. AB2200 ANOTHER ATTACK TO THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION?
5. POSTING OF WORKERS’ RIGHTS FOR REPRESENTATION AB1870
6. NURSE CASE MANAGERS HAVE THE POWER OF DOCTORS
7. IMPACTS ON MEDICAL CARE, EMPLOYMENT AND DISABILITY
8. TEMPLATE USED BY SOME EMPLOYERS
9. FAILURES THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED
10. SENATE BILL 636 STILL NEEDS TO GROW
11. COMMISSION ON HEALTH AND SAFETY IN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION STUDY DUE DATE OF 01/01/2029 ON PTSD
12. SECURING FIREARMS IN VEHICLES & HOMES
13. NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES — INJURIES CAUSED BY WORK
14. CAN MEDICATION FOR HYPERTENSION BE A FACTOR IN CAUSING CANCER?

1. GHOST DOCTORS AND THEIR ROLE AS A JUDGE
2. REVIEW OF MEDICAL CARE
3. RESTORATION OF BASIC RIGHTS II
4. SENATE BILL 636 STRONG MOTION FOR RESTORATION OF BASIC RIGHTS
5. BIG BUSINESS BENEFITS VERSUS THE LITTLE INJURED WORKERS’ NEEDS
6. INCENTIVES FOR THE EMPLOYER TO PROVIDE TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE MEDICAL CARE
7. SECURED ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (CARVE-OUT) WITH NO FORCED MPN AND ACCOUNTABILITY
8. SUPREME COURT NOT EXPANDING MEDICAL COVERAGE TO INFECTED FAMILIES WITH COVID-19
9. MEDICAL CARE FOR PREEXISTING CONDITIONS
10. TIME LIMITS TO OBTAIN A DISABILITY RETIREMENT
11. LEGISLATION, PASSAGE, VETOES AND EXPANSION OF MEDICAL EVIDENCE UNDER LABOR CODE §4605
12. SPECIFIC INJURY, CUMULATIVE TRAUMA INJURY AND ANCILLARY INJURY
13. KEEP YOUR ARMORED VEST, KEEP YOUR BACK-UP WEAPON

1. AB1751 COVID PRESUMPTION POSSIBLE EXTENSION TO 01/2025, MORE WORKERS’ COVERAGE SB213, SB1400 HIGH COST? TAX TRAP
2. SENATE BILL 1127 — SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR ON 09/29/2022 — WILL PROVE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH INJURED EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS (SEE ISSUE #12)
3. LONG COVID/LONG HAULERS
4. THE ACTUAL EXPENSE OF CARVE-OUTS TO INJURED WORKERS
5. PROTECTION FROM LEAD POISONING IS
   NEEDED NOW – NOT LATER
6. LEAD POISONING: A SERIOUS PROBLEM
7. EXCEPTIONS TO THE “EXCLUSIVE REMEDY RULE” MAY BENEFIT EMPLOYEES’ FAMILIES
8. ALL DOCTORS PRACTICING MEDICINE FOR CALIFORNIA WORKERS NEED A CALIFORNIA LICENSE UNLESS WAIVED BY THE INJURED WORKER
   (RESTORATION OF BASIC RIGHTS)
9. DON’T LET TURNOUTS TURN INTO CANCER FOR YOU AND/OR YOUR FAMILY
10. THE PUSH SHOULD BE FOR THE BEST MEDICAL CARE; HOME MEDICAL CARE: GOOD OR BAD?
11. BALANCED COMMUNICATION WITH THE DOCTOR
12. AMENDMENT ON SOME PRESUMPTIONS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR – 09/29/2022
13. TAX TRAP

1. HAVING A COVID-19 PREVENTION PROGRAM IS NOT AN OPTION; IT IS A NECESSITY: LONG COVID IS HERE
2. CalOSHA FINES EMPLOYERS MORE THAN $1,000,000 FOR COVID-19 PROTECTION VIOLATIONS
3. WAS THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION A MOVE TO CORRECT SOME OF THE WRONGS REGARDING ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE? (RESTORATION OF BASIC RIGHTS)
4. EQUALITY, NOT DISCRIMINATION
5. SENATE BILL 335 PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENT FOR INJURED WORKERS TO BE CURED OR RELIEVED
6. FIVE YEARS TO OBTAIN MORE JUSTICE; NO TIME LIMIT ON MEDICAL CARE
7. COVID/LONG HAULERS/LONG COVID
8. THE LATEST COVID THREAT: COMORBIDITY
9. CATASTROPHIC EVENTS & ARTIFICIAL LIMITS
10. MUTUAL EQUALITY
11. OPIOID MEDICALLY-CORRECT CUTBACK OR CUTOFF OR CONTINUATION
12. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER FOR TREATMENT
13. PTSD PRESUMPTION; 90-DAY RULE SHOULD BE REDUCED TO 30 DAYS & REMOVE THE EXPIRATION DATE OF 01/01/2025
14. IMMUNITY FROM COVID-19 VACCINATION; IMMUNITY AFTER RECOVERING FROM COVID-19?
15. DENIAL: 30 DAYS OR 90 DAYS? LOWER COSTS WITH 30 DAYS?

1. AWARENESS OF PTSD IMPACT ON YOUR FAMILY, CAREER AND PRIVACY RIGHTS IS ESSENTIAL
2. CORONAVIRUS AND OTHER AEROSOL-TRANSMITTED DISEASES POSE MAJOR RISK FOR SAFETY WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
3. NEW DWC PROCEDURES – NOT ESTABLISHED BY STATUTE – THREATEN THE ALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SYSTEM
4. UPDATES: 1. COVERAGE FOR CORONAVIRUS ATTACK ON SAFETY PERSONNEL/AND MANY HEALTHCARE WORKERS 2. DWC VIEW ON QUICKER ACCESS FOR MEDICAL EXAMS/TREATMENT
5. STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND’S NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, ASSEMBLY BILL 664 AND SENATE BILL 1159 ALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
6. EXECUTIVE ORDER N-62-20
7. COVID-19 LEGISLATION TO DATE
8. COVID-19: WILL IT EVER BECOME PERMANENT AND STATIONARY? WILL IT CAUSE HARM TO OTHER BODY SYSTEMS?
9. 07/23/20 NEW RULES FOR COVID-19; SENATE & ASSEMBLY TO MEET ON 07/29/20 FOR LEGISLATION
10. PROTECTORS NEED PROTECTION TOO
11. GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNED SENATE BILL 1159 – ASSEMBLY BILL 685
14. “LONG COVID”
15. LATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMENT: EMERGENCY REGULATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED
16. COVID-19 VACCINE IS NOW AVAILABLE, BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE; ROADMAP FOR DISTRIBUTION IS NEEDED
17. PROTECTION FROM COVID-19
18. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ESTABLISHES COVID-19 PREVENTION PROGRAM
19. 2020 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS # 1
20. 2020 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS # 2

1. PROTECTION FOR INJURED WORKERS UNDER THE FIVE-YEAR WINDOW NO FIVE-YEAR IF INSIDIOUS & PROGRESSIVE
2. MEDICAL CARE CAN EXPAND
3. PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE LABOR CODE
4. OVERVIEW AND PREPARATION
5. THE INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS AND THE CORRESPONDING RISE IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONSTITUTE A MAJOR PROBLEM; SAFETY WORKERS MUST HAVE SPECIAL PROTECTION
6. THE “FIREFIGHTER RULE”
7. COPD, ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER CONDITIONS MAY HAVE CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR WORK
8. CARVE-OUT AND FALL-OUT
9. INSURANCE PREMIUM RATES CUT AT WHOSE EXPENSE?
10. CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE STATES LEGISLATURE MAY NEED TO EXAMINE UR SAFEGUARDS FOR SUFFICIENT INCENTIVES TO ENSURE COMPETENT AND CAREFUL UR REVIEW
11. THE WAIVER RISK
12. PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL 542 PROTECTS SAFETY WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
13. CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR’S FINDINGS

1. ASSEMBLY BILL 1749 PROVIDES PROTECTION NEEDED FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS
2. CONTINUATION OF 420-WEEK EXTENSION FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF DECEASED SAFETY OFFICERS TO ACCESS DEATH BENEFITS IS NEEDED
3. UR & IMR PROBLEMS CONTINUE; SAFETY WORKERS UNFAIRLY CRITICIZED; WORKERS’ COMP REFORM NEEDED TO RESTORE CHECKS AND BALANCES
4. PSOB – THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S PROGRAM TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
5. SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE UR DOCTOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN KING CASE — FIRST STEP IN CORRECTING FAILURES OF THE CALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SYSTEM?
6. SENATE BILL 899 SEEKS TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HEREDITARY OR GENETIC BACKGROUND
7. RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION IN JANUS v. AFSCME RAISES QUESTIONS FOR ASSOCIATIONS
8. FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FORENSIC DOCTORS HAS CAUSED A MAJOR DECREASE IN QMEs AND AMEs
9. MANY PENDING LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS WILL IMPACT CALIFORNIA INJURED WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
10. THE DREAM THAT BECAME A NIGHTMARE
11. REVIEW OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BILLS ENACTED OR VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR

1. UNDERSTANDING THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE IMPORTANT DISTINCTION BETWEEN ACTUAL AND PROPHYLACTIC RESTRICTIONS
2. CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO RESTORE THE CALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SYSTEM TO FULFILL ITS PURPOSE AS DEFINED IN THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
3. PROTECTION BY UNINSURED/UNDERINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE
4. PLIGHT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EMPLOYEES INJURED IN 12/2/15 ATTACK HIGHLIGHTS FAILURE OF UR/IR SYSTEM
5. SAN BERNARDINO SCHOOL VIOLENCE TRAGICALLY SUPPORTS THE NEED FOR WORK COMP SYSTEM CHANGES IN ASSEMBLY BILL 44
6. HEALTHY CALIFORNIA ACT (SB 562) MAY IMPACT INJURED WORKERS
7. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION MEDICAL CARE: AT LAST THE DOOR IS OPENING
8. TREATING DOCTORS MUST BE PROACTIVE TO OBTAIN APPROVAL OF TREATMENT FOR INJURED WORKERS
9. LITIGATION FINALLY IS CHALLENGING THE MPN SYSTEM BUT FURTHER CHANGE IS NEEDED
10. THE UMBRELLA OF PROTECTION SHOULD EXTEND TO ALL SAFETY OFFICERS WHO RISK THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT AND SERVE US
11. SECURING FIREARMS IN VEHICLES
12. CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DESERVE PROTECTION CONSISTENT WITH THEIR OATH OF OFFICE AND THE LABOR CODE
13. NEW STANDARDS ESTABLISED FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE/HYPERTENSION CASES

1. SAFETY OFFICERS ARE A UNIQUE GROUP OF PEOPLE PERFORMING HIGH-RISK WORK IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND ARE ENTITLED TO AN EXPANSION OF WORK COMP BENEFITS
2. RECENT CASE SHOWS UR & IMR DECISIONS MAY BE SUBJECT TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS
3. A REVIEW OF THREE NEW LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS: SB 563, AB 2407 & AB 2577
4. CONCERNS ABOUT EFFICACY OF UR AND IMR AND MOTIVATION OF THEIR DOCTORS CONTINUE TO BE RAISED
5. TIME LIMITS FOR WHOM & BUYING OF DOCTORS
6. THE PRESUMPTIONS OF WORK-RELATED INJURY SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL SAFETY WORKERS
7. THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH: MEDICAL ERRORS, A PROBLEM COMPOUNDED BY UR AND IMR
8. LONGER RECOVERY TIME PROPOSED FOR INJURED SAFETY WORKERS; WHAT “CATASTROPHIC INJURY” MEANS; DOCTORS SHOULD PURSUE OBJECTIVITY BASED ON MEDICAL NEED, NOT FINANCIAL REWARD
9. UR DOCTORS MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE; MEDICAL CARE MUST COMPORT WITH THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
10. MORE DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING CALIFORNIA INJURED WORKERS
11. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO PRIVACY
12. THE CURRENT WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SYSTEM IS IN VIOLATION OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION

1. THE CURRENT WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SYSTEM VIOLATES THE BARGAIN BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS AND CREATES A BURDEN ON SOCIETY
2. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE PRESUMPTIONS FOR SAFETY EMPLOYEES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING AWARE AND BEING PROACTIVE
3. RETIRED OR CONSIDERING RETIREMENT? THEN DON’T FORGET TO CONSIDER THIS!
4. SACRAMENTO JUDGE RECOGNIZES MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE; FINDS “ROGUE UTILIZATION REVIEW” INVALID
5. PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO RESTORE THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SYSTEM TO CONFORM WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE
6. TYPES OF INJURIES: SPECIFIC AND CUMULATIVE
7. LOS ANGELES STUDY IGNORES THE RISKS FACED BY SAFETY WORKERS AND THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE THEY PLAY IN SOCIETY
8. SB 563 OFFERS NEW HOPE TO RIGHT THE WRONGS OF SB 863
9. MUCH-NEEDED REFORM LEGISLATION, S.B. 563, IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR CALIFORNIA WORKERS
10. REVIEW OF MEDICAL CARE
11. CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT RULING IN BRANDON CLARK CASE A VERY FAVORABLE DECISION FOR CALIFORNIA WORKERS
12. UTILIZATION REVIEW AND INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REVIEW NEED TO BE EVISCERATED
13. THE CALIFORNIA WORK COMP SYSTEM CAN BE CORRECTED … BUT URGENT CHANGE IS NEEDED
14. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AT THE EXPENSE OF EMPLOYEES???

1. SECRETIVE IMR PROCESS AND ITS CONSTITUTIONALITY FACING LEGAL CHALLENGES
2. FAILURE OF WORKERS’ COMP MEDICAL SYSTEM CAUSES HARM TO BOTH EMPLOYEES & EMPLOYERS
3. THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF SB 863 AND THE NEED TO REMOVE THE SHROUD OF SECRECY
4. WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS NEED A MEDICAL SYSTEM WHICH IS TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE
5. THE PRESUMPTIONS AND RETIREMENT CONSIDERATIONS
6. RODRIGUEZ CASE REVERSES DENIAL OF PEACE OFFICER’S DISABILITY RETIREMENT
7. PROPOSED LEGISLATION SEEKS TO REMOVE LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY LABOR CODE §4656
8. NEW COURT RULINGS ON LABOR CODE §4850 & §4605 AND ADMISSIBILITY OF DOCTORS’ REPORTS
9. DUBON CASE FAVORABLE DECISION TO BE REVIEWED, PLACING WORKERS AT RISK
10. MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED TO CALIFORNIA INJURED WORKERS IS TO CURE OR RELIEVE THE EFFECTS OF THEIR INJURIES
11. NEW DECISION IN DUBON CASE HUGE SETBACK FOR CALIFORNIA INJURED WORKERS
12. CURRENT STATUS OF WORK COMP SYSTEM UNFAIR TO WORKERS
13. TWO-YEAR LIMITATION ON LABOR CODE §4850 BENEFITS HARMFUL NOT ONLY TO WORKERS, BUT EMPLOYERS AS WELL
14. OPEN THE WINDOW AND ALLOW SAFETY MEMBERS TIME TO HEAL
15. THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AGAINST EMPLOYERS OF UP TO $5,000 PER CASE DO NOT SOLVE THE MEDICAL PROBLEMS IN THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SYSTEM

2. PROTECTION FROM UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED MOTORISTS

3. BLOOD-BORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES; THE VALUE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION MEDICAL CARE; AND THE MEDICAL REVIEW PROCESS

4. THE IMPACT OF SB 863 ON CALIFORNIA WORKERS’; THE GOOD AND THE BAD

5. AMBIGUITY OF SB 863 AND INEQUITABLE DEATH BENEFIT ERROR

6. MORE LEGISLATIVE REFORM NEEDED: REINTRODUCTION OF SENATE BILL 626 (SPONSORED BY SENATOR JIM BEALL)

7. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES DIFFER IN INTERPRETATION AS TO THE APPLICABILITY OF GOVERNMENT CODE §11031 RELATIVE TO THE ISSUE OF RE-EMPLOYMENT

8. STEPS TO OBTAIN MEDICAL TREATMENT

9. SENATE BILL 863: CHANGES ARE NEEDED, INCLUDING EXTENSION OF DEATH BENEFITS

10. FAILURE OF THE IMR PROCESS MIRRORS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S MEDICAL CARE FIASCO

11. EXTENT OF ENTITLEMENT TO LABOR CODE §4850 BENEFITS AT ISSUE

12. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE PRESUMPTIONS FOR SAFETY EMPLOYEES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING AWARE AND BEING PROACTIVE