When your condition is considered to be at maximum medical improvement from the QME and/or PTP, a percentage is given for each part of the body...

As the others mentioned, sorry you lost your husband this way. The workers' compensation system does provide death benefits that come at a standard...

I want to add another work comp claim .Is it possible to have 2 different claims for 2 different industrial injury's in CA work?

Sorry to hear about your injuries and predicament. As you have hired an attorney to advise you, you should pose these questions to them, or seek a...

I got a hernia is there a good settlement

In my experience hernia injuries, once successfully treated, equate to relatively low value settlements. If however, there are complications, or...

I've been recently diagnosed with carpal tunnel and a nerve problem in the left arm.

Generally speaking, pursuant to Labor Code Section 3600(a)(10), an injured worker must report an injury or seek treatment before termination. You...

Can i get another lawyer if i’m not happy with my workers comp lawyer even if my case was settled by stips and open medical ?

Many injured workers seek to buyout their future medical care and advance the remaining balance of their permanent disability payments...

Can I sue my work place or my ex manager?

Questions related to your workers' compensation claim should be directed to your workers' compensation attorney. If you are not receiving timely...

If I am in a company car on my lunch hour and get in an accident is it a workers comp case if I am off the employers premises?

Whether your motor vehicle accident on your lunch hour is a valid workers' compensation claim depends on a number of factors, such as whether you...

Typically, if you settled a workers' compensation claim and left open your future medical care, you and the workers' compensation insurance carrier...

Sorry to hear about your aggravation. I am assuming that your re-aggravation was with the same employer. The carrier might have tried to underpay...