Updated: April 9th, 2026 California Workers’ Compensation Law has special rules to assign Permanent Disability to Injured Workers who have sustained Psychiatric Injuries. In order to obtain a Psychiatric Permanent Disability Percentage, an Injured Worker must obtain a permanent disability rating. A rating is obtained via an evaluation of the injured worker by a mental… Continue reading GAF Score: Psychiatric Injury Workers Compensation Guide
Author: Edward Singer
Structured Settlements & Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
In Workers’ Compensation, there are many ways upon which an Injured Worker can settle their case. In California Workers’ Compensation Law, there is the provision to allow Injured Workers to settle their cases via a Compromise and Release; structured settlements. In lay terms, it is commonly referred to as a “buy-out” or a “cash out.”… Continue reading Structured Settlements & Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit Vouchers (SJDB), the Settlement of Your Workers’ Compensation Case, and Case of Beltran vs. Structural Steel: What You Need to Know
In a recent “Noteworthy” Workers’ Compensation Case, Beltran vs. Structure Steel Fabricators, 2018 Cal. Wrk.Comp P.D. Lexis, the WCAB changed the nature of Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit Vouchers. This article is meant to explain the change to Injured Workers and what they are to expect when their cases are settled. Further, it will explain what… Continue reading Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit Vouchers (SJDB), the Settlement of Your Workers’ Compensation Case, and Case of Beltran vs. Structural Steel: What You Need to Know
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) & Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
California Workers’ Compensation Law provides for the assessment of Permanent Disability based upon the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 5th Edition. When determining Whole Person Impairment, the AMA Guides employs an analysis of the injury’s impact on Activities of Daily Living. Whole Person Impairment assignment is important for determining Permanent… Continue reading Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) & Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Lung Diseases & Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Updated: February 13, 2025 The Respiratory System is a vital system for one’s health. In many work environments, it is possible that Workers can sustain respiratory injuries. The consequences of such respiratory injuries can range from minor to serious to fatal. This article discusses the nature of industrial lung injuries.
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
What is a Traumatic Brain Injury? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as “a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury.” There are a variety of Traumatic Brain injuries… Continue reading Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Acupuncture and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Acupuncture is a form of medical treatment. The California Labor Code Section 4600 specifically provides for acupuncture treatment. Labor Code Section 4600(a) states: Medical, surgical, chiropractic, acupuncture, and hospital treatment, including nursing, medicines, medical and surgical supplies, crutches, and apparatuses, including orthotic and prosthetic devices and services, that is reasonably required to cure or relieve… Continue reading Acupuncture and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Important Terms to Know When You Are Treating for Your California Workers’ Compensation Case: What You Need to Know
Treating Physicians, within California Workers’ Compensation Law, are asked to report on a number of items. These items are very important to injured workers. These items can trigger the payment or non-payment of benefits. They can also determine whether the worker can return to work or be denied that opportunity. Those items can affect whether… Continue reading Important Terms to Know When You Are Treating for Your California Workers’ Compensation Case: What You Need to Know
Heat Illnesses and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Heat exposure can lead to many different medical conditions. There are many occupations in which Workers are exposed to extreme heat. Injuries sustained as a result of this occupational heat exposure fall within workers’ compensation. Therefore, a Worker injured due to heat exposure is entitled to claim the full accoutrements of workers’ compensation benefits: Total Temporary… Continue reading Heat Illnesses and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Workers’ Compensation Guide For Meralgia Paresthetica
What is Meralgia Paresthetica (MP)? Meralgia Paresthetica, which is also known as Bernhardt-Roth syndrome, is a chronic neurological disorder involving a single nerve. The condition involves a tingling, numbness or burning pain in the outer thigh. The condition involves the compression of a nerve. The nerve is the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve which supplies sensation to the surface… Continue reading Workers’ Compensation Guide For Meralgia Paresthetica