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Workers Comp
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Attorney's Specializing in Worker's Comp:


Predesignate Your Doctor

The laws governing the right to predesignate are in section 4600(d) of the California Labor Code. The regulations are in sections 9780 to 9783.1 of title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. To download the laws, go to the California Law section of the legislative information. To download the regulations, go to the Office of Administrative Law Website for the Cal. Code Regs section.


Features and Updates

PRESUMPTIONS ARE NOT GUARANTEES

by David B. Dugan. Public safety professionals in California have certain presumptions in the law that all other employees don’t when it comes to injuries on the job.


Predesignate your physician

By Donna Perone

When injured on the job, it is often comforting to be able to see your regular physician--someone who knows your complete medical history, but unless you have filled out the proper paperwork, you will be seeing a doctor designated by the department.


The First 90 Days: What will the Answer Be?

by David B. Dugan, Esq.

When faced for the first time with the Workers Compensation (WC) system many injured workers reactions are of frustration and confusion. Often the confusion is the result of a common misunderstanding that if you’re hurt on the job, WC benefits are always provided without delay or encumbrance. 


Important Points about Labor Code Section 4850 Time

Some Law Enforcement Personnel are entitled to receive full salary in lieu of workers’ compensation payments for injuries arising out of and in the course and scope of employment. 


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