Apr 19 Workers' Comp FAQ: 5 Common Questions and Answers Feb 20 Youth Sports Leagues: Coaches and Workers' Comp Feb 15 Workers Compensation Treatment Guidelines & Policies Feb 12 Common Workplace Injuries: Food Industry Employees Feb 7 Drug Testing & Workplace Injuries: Burden of Proof Jan 22 Common Workplace Injuries for Medical Professionals Jan 14 SSDI and Lupus: Qualifications for Benefits Jan 9 Special Needs Educators & Work Injuries Assembly Member Blanca Rubio Calls for an Audit of the California Workers' Comp System Rubio Says California’s Workers’ Compensation System Needs Fixing (And she’s right!) Countless people ... Workers Compensation Treatment Guidelines & Policies Evidence-based treatment guidelines are a crucial aspect of delivering consistent and effective medical care to injured ... Burn Injuries & At-Risk Occupations Work-Related Burn Injuries Burn injuries require immediate first aid attention and often a visit to the emergency room. ... Workers' Comp Insurance Rating Bureau Release Annual State of the System Report Insurance Industry Reports Heightened Costs Stemming from IMR and IBR Processes According to an annual report put out by ... 2019 (8 posts) April (1 posts) February (4 posts) January (3 posts) 2018 (42 posts) December (3 posts) November (3 posts) October (3 posts) September (3 posts) August (5 posts) July (4 posts) June (5 posts) May (3 posts) April (3 posts) March (3 posts) February (3 posts) January (4 posts) 2017 (41 posts) December (3 posts) November (10 posts) October (6 posts) September (6 posts) August (4 posts) June (1 posts) May (2 posts) April (2 posts) March (2 posts) February (3 posts) January (2 posts) Construction Injuries (3) Employer Retaliation (1) Ergonomics (1) Firm News (7) Hints & Tips (8) In the News (5) Inadequate Training (2) Occupational Diseases (3) Occupational Hearing Loss (1) Repetitive Stress Injuries (9) Scaffolding Accidents (1) Social Security Disability (2) Toxic Exposure (2) Workers' Compensation (95) Recent Posts Most Popular Archives Categories Blog Posts in December, 2017 Blog Home Reaching MMI: What's Next Posted By Law Offices of Wax & Wax || 29-Dec-2017 According to the American Medical Association, Medical Maximum Improvement (MMI) is defined as “the point at which a condition has stabilized and is unlikely to change (i.e. improve or worsen) substantially in the next year, with or without treatment. Although signs and symptoms of the condition may way and wane over time, further overall recovery or deterioration is not anticipated.” ... Share This Post: Continue Reading Can I Appeal a Workers' Comp Denial? Posted By Law Offices of Wax & Wax || 21-Dec-2017 If you have filed a workers’ compensation claim and your request was denied, it means your claims administrator has decided that your injury or illness is not covered under California’s workers’ comp policies. Fortunately, that doesn’t mean you should give up just yet. First, you must figure out the reason why your claim was denied. It should be explained in the denial ... Share This Post: Continue Reading Social Security Disability Explained Posted By Law Offices of Wax & Wax || 14-Dec-2017 Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a Social Security program that pays monthly benefits to those who have become disabled before reaching the age of retirement and are not able to continue working. It is most commonly known as “workers disability.” To qualify for the SSDI program, it is required to have work a specific number of years in a job where you paid Social Security ... Share This Post: Continue Reading 3 results found. Viewing page 1 of 1.