Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a Psychiatric Diagnosis that Injured Workers can receive as a result of exposure to workplace stress. In the California Workers’ Compensation System, both Insurance Companies and Employers are well aware of the serious consequences with PTSD injuries. This includes the fact, Workers’ Compensation Laws include several Labor Code Sections that support… Continue reading POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD), OCCUPATIONAL CAUSES, & EMPLOYER ASSESSMENT AND REACTION: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND PTSD: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Category: Permanent Disability
HEARING LOSS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: NOISE EXPOSURE AND INDUSTRIAL INJURY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Hearing Loss, if there is industrial contribution, can be grounds for a workers’ compensation claim. A workers’ compensation claim, if successful, would allow the Injured Worker to claim monetary benefits, medical care, and vocational rehabilitation benefits. For Hearing Loss cases, if medically indicated, the Injured Worker would be entitled to be supplied Hearing Aids as… Continue reading HEARING LOSS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: NOISE EXPOSURE AND INDUSTRIAL INJURY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
“WET-WORK” EXPOSURE AND SKIN-RELATED INJURIES: DERMATITIS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Some occupations require workers to perform tasks involving liquids. Some occupations involve workers immersing their hands in liquids throughout the day. This exposure to liquid is referred to in literature and in occupational studies as “Wet Work.” “Wet Work” Exposure encompasses activities of frequent contact with liquids. This “Wet Work” Exposure can lead to the… Continue reading “WET-WORK” EXPOSURE AND SKIN-RELATED INJURIES: DERMATITIS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
PROSTATE CANCER AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Prostate Cancer is a medical condition for which there may be an element of “industrial causation.” Since Prostate Cancer, in certain circumstances, may be industrially-related, an Injured Worker could make a workers’ compensation claim for their Prostate Cancer. If the Workers’ Compensation Claim was accepted, the Injured Worker would be entitled to receive the full… Continue reading PROSTATE CANCER AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
What Is Zero Percent Whole Person Impairment? – Injured Workers With Medical Reporting Indicating Zero Percent Whole Person Impairment: What You Need To Know
In California Workers’ Compensation Law, Medical Evaluators are asked to report and determine an Injured Workers’ Permanent Disability. In California, Permanent Disability is generated by the Medical Evaluator’s reporting. The Evaluator’s reporting assesses the Injured Worker’s Permanent Disability in the form of a Whole Person Impairment (WPI.) Whole Person Impairment is generated by using the… Continue reading What Is Zero Percent Whole Person Impairment? – Injured Workers With Medical Reporting Indicating Zero Percent Whole Person Impairment: What You Need To Know
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ATTORNEYS AND TRIALS: INJURED WORKERS, DISPUTED CASES AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Workers’ Compensation Attorneys can play a vital role in Workers’ Compensation Trials. A Workers’ Compensation Attorney’s abilities can impact on an Injured Worker’s recovery of benefits. This article will discuss the role of Workers’ Compensation Attorneys in the Trial Process and how they assist Injured Workers in proving up their right to benefits. Who Are… Continue reading WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ATTORNEYS AND TRIALS: INJURED WORKERS, DISPUTED CASES AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIES AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Many work injuries give rise to Peripheral Neuropathies. Peripheral Neuropathy, for all intents and purposes, means damage to the nerves. Nerve Damage can come from many sources. Familiar Neuropathic Injuries include Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Herniated Disks in the Spine which compress upon nerves.
Disability Evaluation Unit & Permanent Disability Rating Information
In Workers’ Compensation, Permanent Disability Ratings are a part of the compensation benefits received by Injured Workers. As an Injured Worker goes through their workers’ compensation claim, they receive medical reporting from Treating Doctors, Qualified Medical Evaluators, Agreed Medical Evaluators or Regular Physicians which provide for Permanent Disability Impairments. The Permanent Disability Impairment Reports must be… Continue reading Disability Evaluation Unit & Permanent Disability Rating Information