tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49513899871553072932024-02-20T06:26:13.580-08:00California Workers Compensation : An Insiders ViewInsights Into The California Workers Compensation System From A Veteran Trial AttorneyGary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951389987155307293.post-34262326130774069702011-01-03T12:23:00.000-08:002011-01-03T12:23:35.032-08:00Congress Asks Tough Questions About AMA Disability Bible - Working In These TimesCongress Asks Tough Questions About AMA Disability Bible - Working In These TimesGary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951389987155307293.post-77359317111174894552009-11-23T14:56:00.000-08:002009-11-23T15:02:37.785-08:00Government Study finds work injuries are under reported The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently issued a report showing that both employees and employers regularly underreport work injuries and illnesses nationwide.
In arriving at its conclusions, the GAO studied audits from 2005 to 2007 of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The reasons for the steady decline in reported injuries and illnesses are not surprising onesGary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951389987155307293.post-44077994647822224472009-11-16T21:38:00.001-08:002009-11-16T21:38:55.953-08:00Why Are California Workers’ Comp Insurers Smiling?
June 21, 2007 in Occupational Health & Safety, Workers' Compensation | by Les Boden
by Les Boden
I’m going to answer this question. But before I do, I’m going to have to explain a few things about (ugh!) insurance.
If something bad happens to an insured person or company, the insurer is supposed to help soften the financial blow. You need a $50,000 operation and your Gary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951389987155307293.post-50777858612567592562009-11-13T15:21:00.000-08:002009-11-13T15:23:00.968-08:00DON'T PAY FOR THAT DOCTOR VISIT!!If your doctor or pharmacy is billing you because of your work injury they are violating the law. According to Labor Code Section 3751(b), if an employee has filed a claim form pursuant to section 5401, a provider of medical services shall not, with actual knowledge that a claim is pending, collect money directly from the employee for services to cure or relieve the effects of the injury for Gary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951389987155307293.post-14190551384553601262009-10-16T11:17:00.000-07:002009-10-16T11:23:45.444-07:00LA County Countinues Practice of Wasteful Medical Treatment DenialsCounty Counsel are the attorneys that represent Los Angeles County to defend against work comp claims filed by County employees. In my opinion this group of attorneys do nothing but cause frivolous and unnecessary delays and denials when ever possible. It is upsetting because their actions costs us taxpayers more money when their employees get worse while waiting for reasonable medical proceduresGary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951389987155307293.post-40450043562898473992009-10-13T22:11:00.001-07:002009-10-13T22:23:21.818-07:00Bloglines - News Release: 5 Years of Schwarzenegger's Work Comp Law: Record High Insurance Company Profits, Record Low Injured Worker Care and CompensationBloglines user gjackson@dslextreme.com has sent this item to you. Comp News - Press Releases News Release: 5 Years of Schwarzenegger's Work Comp Law: Record High Insurance Company Profits, Record Low Injured Worker Care and Compensation By caaaAdmin on news release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Wednesday, April 21, 2009 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; Steve@Gary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951389987155307293.post-91488267716608651552009-10-09T13:09:00.000-07:002009-10-09T13:09:00.906-07:00Don't Forget the Meta DataOur client, a paralegal for a very well known large law firm (names withheld for privacy reasons) was subjected to harassment by her supervisor at work in the form of yelling and belittling our client in front of co-workers and claiming that our client had made several mistakes when entering client information into the computer data base. Our client claimed that she always checks her work and Gary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951389987155307293.post-54775827014297042912009-10-03T00:00:00.000-07:002009-10-09T12:49:26.401-07:00A Simple Way to Reduce Medical CostsA glaring difference between civil court and the workers comp appeals board is the seeming lack of judicial power of the work comp judges to see to it that the claim is resolved quickly. For instance, in civil court, the moment a case is filed the parties are given a date to return to court, usually 6 months hence, so the court can inquire if the parties are ready for trial. Why do they do Gary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951389987155307293.post-52969942242818975862009-10-02T23:28:00.000-07:002009-10-09T12:50:13.979-07:00From Claim "denied" to justice: Roberto Flores vs. Western Single PlyThis case settled in September 2009. Mr. Flores, a California resident was sent to Brownsville, Texas to work on a commercial roofing project. While working on July 31, 2007 he witnesses a concrete wall give way and fall crushing and killing two co-workers. Mr. Flores suffered post-traumatic stress disorder from witnessing this gruesome and traumatic event. Initially the insurance company denied Gary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951389987155307293.post-87431120551597590452009-10-02T23:17:00.000-07:002009-10-09T12:50:40.212-07:00Loss of an eye, no big deal according to cal legislatureOur client Roberto Romero Torres was working as a gardner for Carl & Roberta Deutsch in Malibu. While driving a lawn mower, an object flew up and hit him in the eye resulting in total loss of vision of one eye. Lucky for him that a high velocity eye injury gets special treatment entitling Mr. Torres to an extended period of time to collect temporary disability payments. Luckier still Gary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951389987155307293.post-76734355987141152192009-10-02T21:40:00.000-07:002009-10-09T12:51:29.723-07:00California Workers Compensation from the trenchesAfter 16 years working "in the trenches" as a work comp trial attorney representing injured workers and uninsured employers, I have a gained a few insights into the California Workers Compensation system, some good, much not good and some down right unjust. For those who are dealing with the comp system for the first time, for those who wonder what they should do if injured at work, and for thoseGary Jackson, Attorney At Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178507763881987916noreply@blogger.com0