Where do I file an Application with the WCAB: Is it where I live or where I work?
Nov 10, 2014
In order to dispute whether an employer or insurance company has provided all necessary benefits in a workers compensation case, an application must be filed with the Workers Compensation Appeals Boar...
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Independent Contractor or Employee: Who gets Workers Compensation Benefits in California?
Oct 07, 2014
Although an employer is typically not required to provide workers compensation coverage for an independent contractor, just because an employer says someone is an independent contractor, or even payin...
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How Can I Find Out Who Provides Workers Compensation Insurance Coverage For My Employer?
Oct 06, 2014
All California employers are required to either purchase workers' compensation insurance or become self insured. Employers are required to post this information in a conspicuous place, and provide it...
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How do I Set my California Workers' Compensation Case for Trial at the WCAB?
Oct 06, 2014
Whenever a dispute regarding a workers' compensation case in California cannot be settled, that dispute can be taken before an Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge, who will hear and decide...
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Finding a Workers' Compensation Attorney on Yelp!
Oct 04, 2014
Yelp! is a great service, used for finding all sorts of local businesses, from great restaurants to lawyers. The site has reviews, which can help you in your evaluation, as well. But, Yelp! does not h...
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What if You Suspect the Insurance Company is Trying to Film You in Your Workers' Compensation Case?
Oct 01, 2014
Insurance companies in California are known to film injured workers without their knowledge in connection with their workers compensation cases. While this is legal, there are a few pointers that can...
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What if the Insurance Company is Denying the Treatment My Doctor has Requested?
Sep 23, 2014
The California Workers' Compensation system has a formal set of rules, which should be followed, when the insurance company balks at authorizing treatment requested by your doctor. If you act promptly...
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How to Dispute the Report of the Doctor You were Sent to by Your Employer California
Sep 23, 2014
In California, if you are hurt on the job, you are normally sent to an insurance company industrial medical clinic. If you disagree with the opinions of this doctor, your have basically two options: 1...
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What if Your Employer Does Not Have Workers' Compensation Insurance in California?
Sep 23, 2014
Although California requires employers by law to have workers' compensation insurance (or be self-insured), to cover work injuries, the State has provided a fund which can pay benefits in those cases...
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How to Search for Information Regarding a California Workers' Compensation Case
Sep 23, 2014
Public information regarding workers' compensation cases in California, is accessible online through the Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS) website, maintained by the California Division...
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