Workers' Compensation News
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When You Can Legally Fire Employees
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07/06/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 382 | 0
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In California it is illegal to discriminate against any employee who makes a claim of work injury, or who claims to be a witness to a work injury. Termination can be discrimination. The penalties are heavy, up to $10,000 per incident PLUS job reinstatement and other sanctions. See generally ...Read More
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IMC Guidelines and Reimbursement
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07/06/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 673 | 0
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Starting in 1997, the California Industrial Medical Council began developing and publishing guidelines for the treatment of common work injuries, and evaluation protocols for the writing medical-legal reports. These guidelines can be found at the IMC web site, ...Read More
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Combining Succesive Industrial Injuries
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07/06/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 235 | 0
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Under the cases of Wilkinson v. WCAB, 42 CCC 406 and Bauer v. County of Los Angeles,
34 CCC 594, when two industrial injuries to the same part of body become permanent and
stationary on the same date, no L.C. ...Read More
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RU-94 Job Offers and the FEHA
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06/23/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 237 | 0
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The Labor Code allows insurers to identify and offer a modified or alternative position (whichever is more convenient) to a QIW injured employee on a ...Read More
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The Body Parts Market - Permanent Disability
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06/23/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 345 | 0
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Permanent disability indemnity is intended to compensate a worker for the loss of ability to compete in the open labor market. Essentially, it is putting a value on body parts. Most permanent disability indemnity schemes attempt to make adjustments to the value of a body part dependent on the age of...Read More
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Transportation to Cure or Relieve - LC 4600
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06/23/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 343 | 0
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An injured workers wrote in recently, apparently anxious about getting to the hospital for scheduled surgery related to his industrial injury. How was he going to get to and from the hospital since he had to move 4 hours away due to financial circumstances?
California ...Read More
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Subrogation for the Claims Examiner - Part 2
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06/23/2002
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State: FL | Segment: | 326 | 0
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In our last article we introduced subrogation and noted the focus of subrogation was purely a cost/benefit analysis. Now we will review some of the more technical aspects of subrogation. Think subrogation if the work injury arose out of or was related to any of the following situations: ...Read More
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VAX-D Part 2 - How it Works
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06/17/2002
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State: FL | Segment: | 361 | 0
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Our first article introduced the VAX-D technology. Next, let's look at the difference between VAX-D and pelvic traction, as well as other treatments.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has twice examined this device/treatment. VAT-Tech, Inc., the manufacturer of the table has had the lice...Read More
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