Term:	C & R
Definition:	Acronym for Compromise & Release. The document by which a workers' compensation case is settled in lump sum, typically settling any and all outstanding issues. A case can be settled at virtually any time by C&R, but must be approved by a workers' compensation judge. See also Award.

Term:	C.T.
Definition:	Acronym for 'Continuous Trauma' - an injury which occurs over the course of time.

Term:	CAAA
Definition:	Acronym for California Applicants Attorneys Association. A professional organization of attorneys that specialize in the practice of representing injured workers before the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.

Term:	CCC
Definition:	California Compensation Cases. Published by Lexis/Nexis, the standard citation for California workers' compensation case law. Includes both published opinions, and summaries of cases where the appellate courts have denied writs of review (see Writ Denied).

Term:	CDCDAA
Definition:	Acronym for California Workers' Compensation Defense Attorneys Association. A professional organization of attorneys that specialize in the representation of employers and insurance companies in litigated claims before the California Workers' Compensaiton Appeals Board.

Term:	Center for Medicare Services
Definition:	The federal agency responsible for management of Medicare. AKA the acronym 'CMS.'

Term:	Claim Form
Definition:	The form filled out by an injured employee to initiate a workers' compensation claim. This form has important legal ramifications.

Term:	CMS
Definition:	Center for Medicare Services - the federal agency responsible for management of Medicare.

Term:	Commutation
Definition:	Reducing a sum of money due at a certain rate, for a period of time, to its present value.

Term:	Compensable
Definition:	A claim for which workers' compensation benefits are due. See also AOE/COE.

Term:	Compromise and Release
Definition:	The document by which a workers' compensation case is settled in lump sum, typically settling any and all outstanding issues. A case can be settled at virtually any time by Compromise and Release, but must be approved by a workers' compensation judge. See also Award.

Term:	Contested Claim
Definition:	A workers' compensation claim where: (1) the employer rejects liability for it; or (2) the employer fails to accept liability for it; or (3) the employer fails to timely respond to a demand for benefits.

Term:	Continuous Trauma
Definition:	An injury which occurs over the course of time.

Term:	Coordination of benefits
Definition:	When an individual is covered under two separate policies, benefits are coordinated to avoid paying more than 100 percent of covered services.