by (January 1, 2009)
You can’t believe everything you read… According to the Department of Industrial Relations website, the Anaheim WCAB District office is located at: 1661 N. Raymond Avenue Ste 200, Anaheim, CA 92801-1162 WRONG! Although the Anaheim…
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by (July 1, 2008)
The 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (PDRS) has been in effect since 1/1/05. Yes, it has been nearly four years since its inception (where has the time gone?)! Have you mastered rating for DFEC 1,…
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by (April 1, 2008)
by Louis Larres, Esq. and Scott Rountree, JD I’m sure you’ve often wondered during a quiet moment alone, “Hey, are these Medical Provider Networks even constitutional?” Or perhaps you’ve worried, “If I litigate and lose…
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by (April 1, 2008)
Don Barthel recently announced that B&B’s Rating Services “has literally identified tens of millions of dollars in savings for our clients.” Per Don, “PTPs and medical-legal examiners in California continue to misapply the AMA Guides….
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by (April 1, 2008)
AME vs. QME? Which approach is preferable? The answer, of course, is: “It depends… on many things.” Prior to SB 899, represented cases typically involved either battling QMEs or an AME. Each side selected their…
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by (April 1, 2008)
Congratulations are in order for B&B’s Managing Partner, Mark S. Fletcher, and Tahmeena I. Ahmed, the Partner and Managing Attorney for our Tarzana office. Mark recently celebrated his tenth year at B&B. In that time,…
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by (January 1, 2008)
Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law the workers’ compensation reform package known as SB 899 on April 19, 2004. Unfortunately, SB 899 has generated a pack of lies. What’s the biggest whopper you’ve heard about SB…
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by (January 1, 2008)
The Problem Oh no! California has, yet again, another split decision! Remember the confusion last year? After years of following the apportionment rules set down 30-plus years ago in Fuentes v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd….
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by (October 1, 2007)
Sexual harassment is a form of illegal discrimination. It may include the unwelcome behavior of a supervisor, co-worker, or third party. It covers male-to-female, female-to-male, male-to-male, and female-to-female actions. Sexual harassment may occur verbally, physically,…
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by (October 1, 2007)
Almost immediately after the passage of SB 899 (4/19/04), the “TD cap” language found in Labor Code §4656(c) became the subject of vigorous dispute and rancor. Labor Code §4656(c), provides: Aggregate disability payments for a…
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