It all depends upon what the medical records say about permanent disability prior to April 2004. If there is a statement that you were going to have permanent disability prior to April 2004, then old schedule. If TTD notice sent prior to April 2004 then old schedule. If PQME provides permanent... View More

1) Your husband does not need to wait a year for the requested treatment if the Treating Physician submits a new Treatment Request (RFA) citing different reasons why the treatment is necessary or if circumstances have changed substantially.

2) As for the billing, your husband can always... View More

You should quickly find an employment law attorney to discuss these issues. You may well have a valuable claim, depending on what kind of employee rights were denied you as a result of the misclassification. You may also have a claim that would allow you to raise the misclassification and other... View More

Your written contract will control this situation. However, before you hire a lawyer be sure to re-read the contract to be sure it says nothing about "splitting it into two 6 month periods."

There is absolutely no way to advise you given the lack of facts here. IF you do not trust this lawyer, you should terminate this lawyer and hire a lawyer you do trust, then go through the options other than agreeing to this amount in exchange for surrendering all you possible future rights... View More

Your question is very confusing because I cannot ascertain what you mean by "placed there." If you were working for a temp agency, my recommendation is to get legal help right away because there will be a conflict between the two employers about who should pay. Yes, you have a WC case,... View More

I am guessing that you are referring to the summary of Evidence. You can write the court and address specific issues and you should do so. Be assured, the WCJ is not trying to scare you. Most likely, if you are representing yourself, you did not prepare the case as defendants have, thus you are... View More

Unless you actually attend the AME appointment, the claims adjuster can decide to use a QME. I strongly suggest you wait until you hear from your attorney. It may be there was an assistant working on your file and inadvertently requested a QME. Remember, the QME process has protocols and if they... View More

If the WCJ did not appoint a guardian then you have none and you should be cashing your checks, not someone else. Speak to the WC carrier and demand that the checks be sent directly to you. If someone then takes the checks and cashes them, it is a matter for the district attorney.

There are several possibilities

1) defendants will seek to have the claim dismissed if there is no activity for 6 months

2) The case will linger and nothing will be done until the employee returns or case is dismissed

3) the employee can try to get treatment outside US,... View More

You have been misinformed. The applicant incurs no costs in a workers compensation case. Perhaps you are in the wrong form. You need only write a request for a copy and explain why it is needed. The court is obligated to provide you with a copy at no charge.

It all depends on what this doctor wrote about you. If this doctor wrote you can resume all preinjury duties, you should be back on the job ASAP. If he wrote you have permanent work restrictions, you take his writing on those permanent restrictions to Human Resources and request a permanently... View More

There are a lot of facts and documents that would need to be known to give a definitive answer. Union membership and collective bargaining agreement provisions would need to be known. Generally, without a CBA that might be allowed to modify the law in general, you must be paid for travel at a... View More

If you really and truly 'just want it to be over' you could write to the judge and withdraw the claim form and application and pay the doctors who treated you, but I suspect that isn't the plan. What will happen next?? If it is a denied claim, you need to get your medical evidence... View More

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answered on Mar 24, 2019

I highly recommend you get a Workers Comp attorney. You simply fell into the trap of thinking you could get a “reasonable settlement” without a Workers comp attorney. Look around for a Calif workers comp attorney that has experience! Good luck!

Because there was a petition for reconsideration filed by defendants, the case is stayed until the WCAB make a decision. Most likely the case will not be taken off calendar, but the WCJ will not do anything more than take the case off calendar at the hearing. Best approach is to write the court... View More

Those labels are completely at the discretion of the employer. There is no law that requires an employer to make people regular or full time or part time, etc. The employer creates the categories for various reasons and the employer has the discretion to change those labels as well, as long as... View More

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answered on Mar 7, 2019

This is a qualified NO... if it is found to be a compensable consequence of the work injury, and your doctors prescribe psychological treatment and or medications work comp will pay for it generally but they will not allocate further disability to the psyche condition. this has been the law since... View More

If you already have an attorney, it would be unethical for other attorneys to communicate with you about your case. If you don't trust your attorney, you should get another one.

Nope, unless you gave written notice to the employer BEFORE YOU LEFT that you had an injury to both wrists from repetitive overuse. The Statute of Limitations requires you provide notice to the employer of an industrial injury within ONE YEAR of the exposure/insult/injury. You indicated this... View More