Hmmm...sounds like 'family friend' attorney has never read SB863: For injuries on and after Jan. 1, 2013, there shall be no increase in impairment...

You write that your attorney wants to settle cheap. Your attorney takes 15% of what she gets for you, so she does NOT want to settle cheap, she...

The trouble might be you old doc from 2 years back is not no longer on the Medical Provider Network, so if the 'attorney' (which i very strongly...

YIKES, THAT COULD LAND YOU IN JAIL! Most folks use the phrase "receive workers compensation" to mean they are being paid Temporary Total...

Whether anyone goes back to their pre-injury job depends ON WHAT THE DOCTORS WRITE. Whether the parties settle or go to trial has no bearing. Did...

You have a Claim of Violation of Labor Code 132a. It's sort of like Wrongful Termination, but it isn't the same. When you are speaking with...

Is there anything you can do? You can elect a new treating physician who will order you off work completely, and you can collect Temporary Total...

In my 31 years before the Workers Compensation Appeals Board, I have never seen a Default Judgment entered by a WCAB Judge. There ARE regulations...

The Labor Code requires that you give notice to the employer that you are seeking Workers Comp benefits with ONE YEAR of the incident/exposure. ...

The QME Report will NEVER say the amount of Permanent Disability. The Labor Code rules say the QME lists the Whole Person Impairment. Then you...