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Workers’ Compensation Prescription Requirements

Posted on June 13, 2018

In California Workers’ Compensation Law, there are many rules and regulations that apply to the dispensing of medications. The authorization of the medication is driven by a multitude of issues. The starting point in authorization is what type of medication is being provided and for what reason. This article, in brief, will discuss the language of medications within the workers’ compensation system. Reading this may provide some insight into why or why not you are getting your medications. What is the basis for providing medications within workers’ compensation? Labor Code provides that...

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Marijuana and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know

Posted on May 30, 2018

Marijuana is a drug of a multitude of usages. It is used by some for medication, and others as a recreational drug. Marijuana, in the context of a recreational drug, is viewed in workers’ compensation as an item that can impact an individual’s physical and mental health. Marijuana usage, in the context of a work injury, can be used in some shape or form to limit an employer’s exposure on an industrial injury case. Marijuana Intoxication can be viewed as a possible cause of an industrial injury. As a medication, it is a drug which can be used to medically treat both physical and...

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Who is an Employee in Workers’ Compensation?: The Supreme Court Decision on Wage Orders and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know

Posted on May 24, 2018

Besides Workers’ Compensation, the issue of “who is an employee?” is a question which needs to be determined with respect to a variety of employment and contract rights. Recently, the California Supreme Court, in Dynamex vs. Superior Court (2018), reported on a Wage Order lawsuit. The Supreme Court applied an “ABC Rule” for determining “employment.” It is likely that this ABC Rule will be used to determine “employment” within California Workers’ Compensation Law. California Workers’ Compensation Law has had a number of cases litigating the issues of “employment” and “who...

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If a Workers’ Compensation Investigator Contacts Me, What Should I Do? Investigators and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know

Posted on May 9, 2018

Can the Claims Administrator on my Workers’ Compensation Claim have an Investigator contact me? Yes. Claims Administrators have a duty to investigate claims for the purposes of accepting or denying liability within the first 90 days that they are aware of a claim. See Labor Code Section 5402. Why Does a Claims Administrator hire an investigator? Insurance Companies have duty to investigate claims. There are times in which the Insurance Company does not get much assistance from the Employer concerning the facts of the case. An Employer can be out of business or due to the sensitivity of the claim,...

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