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Can a Trustee be held liable as an employer for failing to provide medical insurance or workers comp insurance?
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Answered on April 26, 2015
Whether you would have a workers compensation case would be very interesting, however, it would appear that the statute of limitations on that has...
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Can I still get disability benefits?
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Answered on April 26, 2015
Have you already exhausted your State Disability benefits. You apply for these through EDD and their standard for paying is different then...
How far can I move and keep my same doctors on workers comp?
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Answered on April 20, 2015
There are probably two parts for your question here, 1) will they allow you to keep your doctor and 2) will they pay for your mileage. If in your...
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Can I work from home after my 104 weeks is up on workers comp, as long as it's not against my restrictions?
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Answered on April 20, 2015
IAs for when you can work, you can work while you are on Temporary Disability or Permanent Disability. IF you work on temporary disability you...
Is it possible to have two separate claims, SDI & Workers Comp at the same time?
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Answered on April 20, 2015
I agree with the other posts here. You can apply for both benefits at the same time. SDI will take an offset, so if their benefits are higher,...
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Can interest included in a lien by CASDI against my Workmens Comp carrier for my wage benefits be used to reduce my settlement ?
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Answered on April 16, 2015
I agree that in some circumstances you may have to repay EDD. Now, as for interest, i have never seen an applicant pay interest, especially...
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Do I need to file a new DWC1 if there is pain in an anatomical area that was not originally mentioned in the original DWC1?
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Answered on April 16, 2015
The DWC-1 form only starts the claim with the insurance company and sets in motion certain time limits. If you have a case filed with the WCAB...
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Is there a deadline to file a lawsuit for a worker's comp injury? Can I make an appt to see a dr. of my choice? Denied SS disab
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Answered on April 16, 2015
There are a number of factors that go into the statute of limitations on filing a workers compensation claim. When we refer to "filing" a claim,...
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I have an open work comp case&my attorney is simply awful, she told me last min we have court in two weeks. I need a new lawyer!
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Answered on April 14, 2015
There are a lot of questions that would need to be answered to determine if something can be done other then what your attorney has done thus far. ...
PQME OR AME
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Answered on April 13, 2015
From my perspective the answer to whether an AME or QME is better, is that it depends on the doctor and the case. In most cases, we would prefer a...