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California Car Accidents & Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know

Posted on March 1, 2018

Updated: February 14, 2025 In California, Automobile Accidents happen frequently. Further, many workers use motor vehicles to both commute to work, to travel as part of their jobs to various locations, and employ them during their break times, i.e. lunch. Accidents that occur during these events may be considered as industrial and entitle the Injured Worker to obtain workers’ compensation benefits and protections. In a California Highway Patrol Report, in the year 2014, there were 3,126 persons killed, 230,904 persons injured, 2,882 fatal collisions, and 162,742 injury collisions that occured...

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Functional Capacity Evaluations / FCE Testing and Workers’ Compensation Cases: What You Need to Know

Posted on February 12, 2018

Updated: February 13, 2025 In Workers' Compensation, Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs) are used to access an Injured Worker’s Permanent Disability and/or Impairment. The evaluation results can also be used to determine their ability to return to work as well as their need for medical care. What is a Functional Capacity Evaluation? Functional Capacity Evaluation’s purpose is to obtain information concerning an Injured Worker’s Functional Loss, Work Abilities, Work Restrictions, the Validity of the Injured Worker’s Complaints, and the Nature and Extent of their injury. A FCE...

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Sleep Disorder Disability Injuries in Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know

Posted on February 2, 2018

What are Sleep Disorders? Sleep Disorders relate to the ability of one to either sleep or be succumbed to excessive sleepiness. Sleep maintenance is frequently a term used by doctors when describing one’s quality of sleep. There are a variety of sleep disorders. Also, there a variety of causes for those sleep disorders. See AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition. In sum, Sleep Disorders can involve the failure to be able to go to sleep or maintain sleep for a significant duration. Sleep Disorders can also involve a person’s ability to stay awake. Sleep Disorders include...

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PTP Primary Treating Physicians Workers Compensation California Rules

Posted on January 18, 2018

What is a PTP Primary Treating Physician? Why is it important? Updated: February 14, 2025 A Primary Treating Physician plays an important role for an Injured Worker in the handling of their worker's compensation claim. A Primary Treating Physician has the power to issue reporting which can trigger the acceptance of a claim for compensation and entitlement to benefits. Primary Treating Physician are called upon to make “medical determinations” which impact variety of medical/legal issues. What is the Role of a Primary Treating Physician? The “Primary Treating Physician” is the...

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