by Charles | Mar 3, 2023 | home
What is the California Workers’ Compensation system? The California Workers’ Compensation system is not for the faint of heart. Originally conceived as an informal, easy-to-access system for injured workers, what exists today is very different. Whenever my friends ask...
by Charles | Mar 3, 2023 | home
At the Law Office of Joseph Pluta, it’s not all workers’ comp all the time, it’s also a LOT about temporary disability payments. Here we examine a question we har a lot: What should I do when the insurance company stops my temporary disability?? So, you’ve gotten that...
by Charles | Mar 3, 2023 | home
If you are hurt at work, your employer must provide you with all treatment reasonably necessary to cure or relieve from the effects of your work injury. Your employer is required to provide this medical treatment at no cost to you. To qualify for medical treatment,...
by Charles | Mar 3, 2023 | home
Why can’t I get the medical treatment I need? This is a question that workers compensation lawyers frequently hear from many frustrated people. In the workers’ compensation world, the medical treatment that your employer is required to provide is limited by the...
by Charles | Mar 3, 2023 | home
Many people who are injured at work are told by their employers that they are not employees but are independent contractors. This distinction is important because, under California law, employees are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits; independent contractors...
by Charles | Mar 3, 2023 | home
What exactly is this Voucher I keep hearing about? If you were injured in the course of your employment on or after January 1st, 2013 you may be eligible for supplemental job displacement benefits (SJDB). If you were injured before January 1st, 2013, you may still...