You need not file the Application for Adjudication of claim for the employer/insurer to request the Qualified Medical Evaluation. As noted by...

How does the longshoreman compensation act work?

It's FEDERAL, so you need to get help from an attorney experienced in Longshoreman Claims with the federal Department of Labor (workers comp...

How do file if my work comp benefits denied

YOU'RE PLAYING WITH FIRE, but here's the link to WCAB Form 1, the Application: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/FORMS/EAMS%20Forms/ADJ/DWC1.pdf ...

Paid for Doctors visits during shift?

Sad to say, there is nothing in the Labor Code requiring an employer to pay the employee's hours lost seeing the doctor. SOLUTION; Pick a...

Can I collect unemployment?

I WISH you were asking this question of your lawyer! If you are still Temporarily Disabled, then you go to www.edd.ca.gov and apply for State...

What do I need to do to file a pain and suffering claim for a workers compensation case that is being subrogated?

I'm only licensed in California, but workers comp here has no 'pain & suffering'. Workers comp is the only action allowable against an employer...

I was given a letter to resign and waive any claims against the company with a current workers comp bullying.

If you do not sign a proposed resignation, then you have not resigned, so you remain employed until the employer terminates you (or you voluntarily...

Can my employer fire me while I'm on temporary disability?

The 'Urban Myth' of being termination-proof continues in the High Desert still! People get fired every day while off work on doctor's orders. ...

Can I sue the workers comp insurance?

I WISH we could sue Comp Carriers who send us to horrible doctors...but no, just can't do that. I WOULD switch to a HAND SURGEON, an ortho who is...

How can Medi-cal find out if you income or asset status changes?

Is a Workers Comp settlement something that would be reported to Medi-Cal? YES...byYOUI trust you mean MediCAL (and not Medicare). Medi-Cal is...