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What Is an Industrial Injury? Why What You Were Doing Matters

Posted on December 10, 2018

An Injured Worker’s Occupation at the time of an industrial injury can trigger a variety of rights and benefits within workers’ compensation. It can impact the Injured Worker’s Permanent Disability Rating and therefore affect the amount of the compensation the Injured Worker will receive as a result of their injury. It can also impact the Injured Worker’s entitlement to a job displacement voucher. In California Workers’ Compensation Law, your Occupation can determine the amount of compensation as well as possibly causation of injury. As a result of this, litigation concerning an Injured...

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Denied Access To Your Workers’ Comp Psych Report? What You Should Know.

Posted on November 12, 2018

“You Can’t Handle the Truth?” In California Workers’ Compensation Law, Injured Workers who have emotional, stress or mental health claims may attend a Psychological Evaluation by a mental health practitioner for which a medical report is generated. Frequently, these reports contain language within them similar to this language: “This psychiatric mental health report is confidential and privileged. This report is meant for the use of qualified professionals only and those with the need to know. If the applicant wishes to review this report, he or she should only review it under the supervision...

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GAF Score: Psychiatric Injury Workers Compensation Guide

Posted on October 31, 2018

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 health practitioner. Generally, in California Workers’ Compensation Law, Psychiatrists or Psychologists are the medical providers who evaluate Injured Workers for Psychiatric Injuries. Treating Psychiatrists and Psychologists...

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Structured Settlements & Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know

Posted on October 26, 2018

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.” Many Injured Workers, during settlement negotiations, are asked whether they wish to have their settlements paid out in the form of a structured settlement. Sometimes, an Injured Worker, without knowing, may attend a settlement negotiation in which a...

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