The doctor overseeing a workers' compensation claim in California has a lot of power. They decide what treatment someone requires. They decide what accommodations a worker needs to do their job safely. They determine when a worker can return to employment and when...
Some work-related medical conditions are so severe that workers cannot possibly ignore them. A machinery malfunction in an industrial setting, for example, could cause broken bones or lacerations that require emergency trauma care. Many other work-related medical...
Some workers' compensation claims are very simple. An individual gets hurt at work, notifies their supervisor, and leaves immediately to undergo treatment. They file a benefits claim to cover their medical care costs and to help them pay their cost-of-living expenses...
When you’re hurt or sick, you need to be able to rely on your doctor, and that’s not easy to do if you’re forced to see a provider who you’ve never met before. Fortunately (unlike in many other states), California offers injured workers the ability to use their...
Most people would say that treatment for a work-related injury or illness should be based on what medical professionals recommend – not on what employers and their workers’ compensation insurers are willing to pay for. That doesn’t mean, however, that those who are...
On the face of it, coverage for medical treatment for a work injury should be the best insurance program available, bar none. Labor Code 4600 provides for treatment and all things necessary to cure or relieve from the effects of your injury. There is no premium, no...