by Scott O'Mara | Oct 26, 2021 | Legal, Newsletter
Timelines are established for employers to determine whether a worker’s injury or medical condition is work-related. These timelines are set forth pursuant to labor Code §5402, which provides that once an employer has knowledge of an injury or medical condition which...
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 | Mar 15, 2019 | Disability Benefits, First Responders, Workers' Comp
The worker that has a job related injury can be entitled to receive medical care to cure or relieve the effects of the injury. Typically, the medical care is ascribed to a particular system and/or body part that were injured in the job-related event, and the medical...
