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Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) and Your Workers’ Compensation Case: What You Need to Know?

Posted on July 30, 2017

Certain public employees do not participate in the Federal Social Security Program. Rather, they participate in other retirement systems. Some of these retirement systems are administrated by the State of California, Counties, or Cities and/or Municipalities. In Los Angeles County, there is the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA.) LACERA, besides administering the managing the retirement fund for Los Angeles County Employees. LACERA also handles other Districts such as the Little Lake Cemetery District, Local Agency Formation Commission, the Los Angeles County Offices...

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Insurance Companies and their Duty to Investigate in Workers’ Compensation Cases

Posted on July 6, 2017

With respect to my Workers’ Compensation Claim, Does the Insurance Company handling my Claim have a duty to treat me fairly? Yes. California law requires that Injured Workers be treated fairly. Regulation Section 10109 section (e) provides that “Insurers, self-insured employers and third-party administrators shall deal fairly and in good faith with all claimants” Not only does this section apply to the injured worker, it also applies to any dependent’s claims as well. Dependent’s claims may arise upon the injured worker’s death. In those circumstances, there can either be a death claim...

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What Are California Workers’ Compensation Medical Appointments and Evaluations?

Posted on June 14, 2017

How Can They Damage a Worker's Claim of Industrial Injury? In California Workers’ Compensation Law, Injured Workers attend both medical treatment appointments and medical legal evaluations as part of their claims. While these appointments are intended to provide either treatment or assess aspects of Injured Worker's claim, such as permanent disability, these examinations and evaluations can also inform Insurance Companies of information that cast doubt as to the validity or the severity of both, the Injured Worker's claim and/or their entitlement to benefits. These items are frequently called...

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Why is California Workers’ Compensation Law important to your Work Injury Case?

Posted on June 7, 2017

Workers’ Compensation Law in California provides the legal framework, the amount of compensation, types of medical care that injured workers are to receive in the event that they sustained an industrial injury. California Workers’ Compensation Law only applies if there is jurisdiction. Jurisdiction means that the State of California has the power to rule on the matter. Sometimes injuries sustained outside of California may be within the jurisdiction of California Law. Sometime injuries sustained inside the State of California may not be the jurisdiction of the State of California. In these...

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