To prove the defendant went passed the 90 days, you have to have PERFECT proof the employer had the written claim form on a certain date. Your testimony you gave it to someone on a date won't work, because the other guy will just claim you gave it 2 days later and the judge won't know... View More

Sadly, you may have to proceed unrepresented. [You may even have a legal malpractice claim.] The Petition for 132a increases must be filed and served WITHIN ONE YEAR of the discriminatory action. So if you file the petition within one year of that termination and you didn't serve the... View More

You don't have the right to the "work product" of the defense investigator/attorney UNLESS it is submitted to the reporting doctor for review and comment. YOU can set deposition of the supervisor, but you have to pay the court reporter hundreds for the original and a certified copy... View More

i strongly encourage you to reach your lawyer. The answer is "It Depends".

Is the employer self-insured, meaning the defense attorney and adjuster have to go to the company representative for approval of any settlement money??

Does this adjuster have independent... View More

The adjuster would NEVER send 'a settlement check with no communication at all'. the Labor Code requires that within 14 days of a new payment or stopping an existing payment, the adjuster issue a notice of what the change in payment is and why. The adjuster IS REQUIRED by the Labor Code... View More

You MAY add an Injury to Psyche to your Claim Form and Application. An 'Injury To Psyche' claim now must come from a sudden or extraordinary event (generally). An example is the SanBernardino Terrorist attack. You can claim a psychiatric injury but you would only get a little... View More

All WCAB trials now are by telephone. Your witness MUST have access to a telephone!!! You will have to get the Judge's hearing line plus the access code and train your witness how to phone in and enter the code when the voice tells him to enter the code. OR bring your witness to your... View More

EDD has Unemployment Insurance or State Disability Insurance (SDI). Self employed do not get UI. Self employed do not get SDI (it's a deduction on workers checks ). Social Security Disability ftom the Federal govt is a possibility. But it requires doctors writing you cannot work, and it... View More

If the agreement does not match the one you said you agreed to, you must immediately petition IN WRITING to the JUDGE to immediately withdraw your consent. Telephone chats will accomplish nothing. You have to PETITION TO SET ASIDE ORDER APPROVING COMPROMISE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT based upon... View More

When you were sexually assaulted at the store, that should have generated a police report, Get that, you will need it to pursue a workers compensation claim. I've got another girl who had a weirdo grab her from behind but because it was off camera and no co-workers witnessed it and the... View More

YES. You have to make it crystal clear in writing: have the insurer's claim number AND the WCAB case number on the letter. attach the Proof of Service by Mail to the letter showing to whom you mailed copies of the withdrawal of assent to the PROPOSED STIPULATIONS WITH REQUEST FOR AWARD.... View More

A 'consult' means ONLY that you are face-to-face with the physician. it DOES NOT include anything else. Your question presumes that if consulting physician suggests a test, the approval of the consultation magically approves any testing suggested. IT DOES NOT. WRITE and visit and... View More

When I get an RFA and the denial appears deficient under LC4610, i file for an Expedited Trial and get the problem before the WCAB Judge as fast as possible. If the RFA was done properly and there is good proof of that, the judge can make the decision instead of a UR 'doctor'.

You're 'on track' in Dallas, TX for a California comp injury??? You cannot get PD 'if a doctor requests'. You only get permanent disability IF (1) a Treating PHysician elected from the insurer's Medical Provider Network -- the MPN -- writes that you have Whole... View More

The Injured Worker's REPRESENTATIVE gets one copy of the transcript. So, if you have an attorney, you get your copy through your lawyer. If you do not have an attorney, the court reporter was to mail your copy of the transcript directly to you, no charge. (and if you have a lawyer, you... View More

First, it IS 'constitutional' because there is no police power involved. When you go out at 9am, no one can arrest you for that.

Second, I have never had this occur in any claim I've had, either on the defense side or the applicant's side, and I've been at this... View More

You have ONE YEAR from knowledge of a workplace injury to notify the Employer you seek Workers Compensation benefits.

I presume that this 'notification' was done in some form when you went to the hospital for the stab wounds if you directed the hospital to bill the employer for... View More

Sadly YES the employer is correct, you are NOT PAID disability payments for going to medical appointments. THE SOLUTION: CHOOSE a treating physician from the insurer's Medical Provider Network -- the MPN -- that will set your appointments before or after work. If the provider you are... View More

You may NOT pursue a 'Personal Injury' claim against an employer. The Civil Court judge will dismiss your case, as the Civil Code and the Labor Code make clear the ONLY remedy for an injury on the job is through the Workers Compensation Act of the Labor Code of California. ONLY if the... View More

All i can tell you is there is a Statute of Limitations requiring you provide notice -- generally written -- to the employer you are claiming a work injury within one year of sustaining this injury. So if there is a old writing in 2016 that you could convince a judge put the employer 'on... View More