Compensation Law
Labor Code §4656 – 104-Week Limit on TD Benefits
Labor Code §4656 limits temporary disability to 104 compensable weeks within five years of the date of injury for most injuries, with up to…
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Labor Code §4660.1 – How PD Is Rated (2013+ Injuries)
Labor Code §4660.1 sets how permanent disability is rated for California work injuries on or after January 1, 2013: a doctor measures your whole…
Compensation Law
Labor Code §5401 – The DWC-1 Claim Form
Labor Code §5401 requires employers to provide the DWC-1 claim form within one working day of learning of a work injury, explains when a…
Compensation Law
Labor Code §§3212 and 3212.1 – Public Safety Presumptions
Labor Code §3212 presumes that a hernia, heart trouble or pneumonia that develops or shows up during service is work-related for many California firefighters,…
Compensation Law
Labor Code §5412 – Date of Injury for CT Claims
Labor Code §5412 sets the date of injury for cumulative trauma and occupational disease claims: the date you first suffered disability and knew, or…
Compensation Law
Labor Code §5402 – 90-Day Rule for Denying a Claim
Labor Code §5402 gives employers 90 days after the claim form is filed to deny a workers’ comp claim (75 days for some public-safety…
Compensation Law
Labor Code §5405 – One-Year Deadline to File
Labor Code §5405 sets a one-year deadline to start workers’ comp proceedings, counted from the date of injury, the end of the last disability…
Compensation Law
Labor Code §5410 – Reopening for New & Further Disability
Labor Code §5410 lets an injured worker seek more benefits within five years of the date of injury when the original injury causes new…
Compensation Law
Labor Code §139.48 – Return-to-Work Supplement
Labor Code §139.48 created California’s Return-to-Work Supplement Program, which pays a one-time $5,000 to injured workers who were hurt on or after January 1,…
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