California Workers’ Compensation Law provides for the assessment of Permanent Disability based upon the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 5th Edition. When determining Whole Person Impairment, the AMA Guides employs an analysis of the injury’s impact on Activities of Daily Living. Whole Person Impairment assignment is important for determining Permanent… Continue reading Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) & Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
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Lung Diseases & Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Updated: February 13, 2025 The Respiratory System is a vital system for one’s health. In many work environments, it is possible that Workers can sustain respiratory injuries. The consequences of such respiratory injuries can range from minor to serious to fatal. This article discusses the nature of industrial lung injuries.
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
What is a Traumatic Brain Injury? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as “a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury.” There are a variety of Traumatic Brain injuries… Continue reading Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Acupuncture and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Acupuncture is a form of medical treatment. The California Labor Code Section 4600 specifically provides for acupuncture treatment. Labor Code Section 4600(a) states: Medical, surgical, chiropractic, acupuncture, and hospital treatment, including nursing, medicines, medical and surgical supplies, crutches, and apparatuses, including orthotic and prosthetic devices and services, that is reasonably required to cure or relieve… Continue reading Acupuncture and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Important Terms to Know When You Are Treating for Your California Workers’ Compensation Case: What You Need to Know
Treating Physicians, within California Workers’ Compensation Law, are asked to report on a number of items. These items are very important to injured workers. These items can trigger the payment or non-payment of benefits. They can also determine whether the worker can return to work or be denied that opportunity. Those items can affect whether… Continue reading Important Terms to Know When You Are Treating for Your California Workers’ Compensation Case: What You Need to Know
Heat Illnesses and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Heat exposure can lead to many different medical conditions. There are many occupations in which Workers are exposed to extreme heat. Injuries sustained as a result of this occupational heat exposure fall within workers’ compensation. Therefore, a Worker injured due to heat exposure is entitled to claim the full accoutrements of workers’ compensation benefits: Total Temporary… Continue reading Heat Illnesses and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Workers’ Compensation Prescription Requirements
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… Continue reading Workers’ Compensation Prescription Requirements
Marijuana and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
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.
Who is an Employee in Workers’ Compensation?: The Supreme Court Decision on Wage Orders and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
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.”… Continue reading Who is an Employee in Workers’ Compensation?: The Supreme Court Decision on Wage Orders and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
If a Workers’ Compensation Investigator Contacts Me, What Should I Do? Investigators and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
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.