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Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA): A state law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. If you believe you've been discriminated against at work because you're disabled and want more information on your rights under the FEHA, contact the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing at 1-800-884-1684. In some cases, the FEHA provides more protection than the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more ...legal tips and terms. . . . . #morelos #Carlsbad #ChulaVista #brenda #salome #SanDiego #picacho #Whittier #PalosVerdesEstates #SouthElMonte #Calabasas #Glendale #SanMarino #Bradbury #Hawthorne #ElMonte #Norwalk #SignalHill #Torrance #TempleCity #LaCanadaFlintridge #wcfacts See more

Date of injury: When you got hurt or ill. If your injury was caused by one event, the date it happened is the date of injury. If the injury or illness was caused by repeated exposures (a cumulative injury), the date of injury is the date you knew or should have known the injury was caused by work. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Malibu #Irwindale #LaMirada #Gardena #LongBeach #Alhambra #Monrovia #Paramount #Pasadena #Alhambra #Pasadena #ElMonte #Monrovia #CulverCity #Lancaster #SouthGate #Pomona #Glendale #CulverCity #Cerritos #Irwindale #wcfacts See more

Information & Assistance (I&A) officer: A DWC employee who answers questions, assists injured workers, provides written materials, conducts informational workshops and holds meetings to informally resolve problems with claims. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #workcomp #ocotillo #iris #ImperialBeach #lamesa #ligurta #acolita #Oceanside #rockwood #LemonGrove #ElCajon #Santee #sandia #tecate #ocotillo #bajacalifornia #iris #amos #felicity #ElCajon #tacna #wcfacts See more

Predesignated physician: A physician that can treat your work injury if you advised your employer in writing prior to your work injury or illness and certain conditions are met. See predesignation. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #acolita #glamis #glamis #bard #Calipatria #dixieland #Carlsbad #SanDiego #SanDiego #larumorosa #morelos #Carlsbad #ChulaVista #brenda #salome #SanDiego #picacho #Whittier #PalosVerdesEstates #SouthElMonte #Calabasas #wcfacts See more

Medical treatment: Treatment reasonably required to cure or relieve the effects of a work-related injury or illness. Also called medical care. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #DiamondBar #Malibu #Irwindale #LaMirada #Gardena #LongBeach #Alhambra #Monrovia #Paramount #Pasadena #Alhambra #Pasadena #ElMonte #Monrovia #CulverCity #Lancaster #SouthGate #Pomona #Glendale #CulverCity #Cerritos #wcfacts See more

Ergonomics: The study of how to improve the fit between the physical demands of the workplace and the employees who perform the work. That means considering the variability in human capabilities when selecting, designing or modifying equipment, tools, work tasks and the work environment. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #RollingHills #DiamondBar #Malibu #Irwindale #LaMirada #Gardena #LongBeach #Alhambra #Monrovia #Paramount #Pasadena #Alhambra #Pasadena #ElMonte #Monrovia #CulverCity #Lancaster #SouthGate #Pomona #Glendale #CulverCity #wcfacts See more

Modified work: Your old job, with some changes that allow you do to it. If your doctor says you will not be able to return to your job at the time of injury, your employer is encouraged to offer you modified work instead of supplemental job displacement benefits or vocational rehabilitation benefits. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Alhambra #Monrovia #Paramount #Pasadena #Alhambra #Pasadena #ElMonte #Monrovia #CulverCity #Lancaster #SouthGate #Pomona #Glendale #CulverCity #Cerritos #Irwindale #Vernon #SouthGate #Commerce #Walnut #LaCanadaFlintridge #wcfacts See more

Employer: The person or entity with control over your work activities. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #WestHollywood #LaMirada #LaCanadaFlintridge #RollingHills #DiamondBar #Malibu #Irwindale #LaMirada #Gardena #LongBeach #Alhambra #Monrovia #Paramount #Pasadena #Alhambra #Pasadena #ElMonte #Monrovia #CulverCity #Lancaster #SouthGate #wcfacts See more

Regular work: Your old job, paying the same wages and benefits as paid at the time of an injury and located within a reasonable commuting distance of where you lived at the time of your injury. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #LongBeach #Alhambra #Monrovia #Paramount #Pasadena #Alhambra #Pasadena #ElMonte #Monrovia #CulverCity #Lancaster #SouthGate #Pomona #Glendale #CulverCity #Cerritos #Irwindale #Vernon #SouthGate #Commerce #Walnut #wcfacts See more

Permanent and stationary (P&S): Your medical condition has reached maximum medical improvement. Once you are P&S, a doctor can assess how much, if any, permanent disability resulted from your work injury. If your disability is rated under the 2005 schedule you will see the term maximal medical improvement (MMI) used in place of P&S. See also P&S report. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Gardena #LongBeach #Alhambra #Monrovia #Paramount #Pasadena #Alhambra #Pasadena #ElMonte #Monrovia #CulverCity #Lancaster #SouthGate #Pomona #Glendale #CulverCity #Cerritos #Irwindale #Vernon #SouthGate #Commerce #wcfacts See more

Defendant: The party -- usually your employer or its insurance company -- opposing you in a dispute over benefits or services. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Azusa #Glendora #WestHollywood #LaMirada #LaCanadaFlintridge #RollingHills #DiamondBar #Malibu #Irwindale #LaMirada #Gardena #LongBeach #Alhambra #Monrovia #Paramount #Pasadena #Alhambra #Pasadena #ElMonte #Monrovia #CulverCity #wcfacts See more

Maximal medical improvement (MMI): Your condition is well stabilized and unlikely to change substantially in the next year, with or without medical treatment. Once you reach MMI, a doctor can assess how much, if any, permanent disability resulted from your work injury. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Irwindale #LaMirada #Gardena #LongBeach #Alhambra #Monrovia #Paramount #Pasadena #Alhambra #Pasadena #ElMonte #Monrovia #CulverCity #Lancaster #SouthGate #Pomona #Glendale #CulverCity #Cerritos #Irwindale #Vernon #wcfacts See more

Death benefits: Benefits paid to surviving dependents when a work injury or illness results in death. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #LaMirada #PicoRivera #Lakewood #ElSegundo #LaMirada #BeverlyHills #Irwindale #Commerce #SantaFeSprings #WestHollywood #Claremont #PalosVerdesEstates #Artesia #RollingHillsEstates #HawaiianGardens #wcfacts See more

Final order: Any order, decision or award made by a workers' compensation judge that has not been appealed in a timely way. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #LaMirada #PicoRivera #Lakewood #ElSegundo #LaMirada #BeverlyHills #Irwindale #Commerce #SantaFeSprings #WestHollywood #Claremont #PalosVerdesEstates #Artesia #RollingHillsEstates #wcfacts See more

Permanent disability (PD): Any lasting disability that results in a reduced earning capacity after maximum medical improvement is reached. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Artesia #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #LaMirada #PicoRivera #Lakewood #ElSegundo #LaMirada #BeverlyHills #Irwindale #Commerce #SantaFeSprings #WestHollywood #Claremont #PalosVerdesEstates #Artesia #wcfacts See more

Fraud: Any knowingly false or fraudulent statement for the purpose of obtaining or denying workers' compensation benefits. The penalties for committing fraud are fines up to $150,000 and/or imprisonment for up to five years. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Vernon #Artesia #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #LaMirada #PicoRivera #Lakewood #ElSegundo #LaMirada #BeverlyHills #Irwindale #Commerce #SantaFeSprings #WestHollywood #Claremont #PalosVerdesEstates #wcfacts See more

Commutation: An order by a workers' compensation judge for a lump sum payment of part or all of your permanent disability award. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Pasadena #Rosemead #Vernon #Artesia #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #LaMirada #PicoRivera #Lakewood #ElSegundo #LaMirada #BeverlyHills #Irwindale #Commerce #SantaFeSprings #WestHollywood #wcfacts See more

Cumulative injury (CT): An injury that was caused by repeated events or repeated exposures at work. For example, hurting your wrist doing the same motion over and over or losing your hearing because of constant loud noise. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #SantaFeSprings #Pasadena #Rosemead #Vernon #Artesia #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #LaMirada #PicoRivera #Lakewood #ElSegundo #LaMirada #BeverlyHills #Irwindale #Commerce #SantaFeSprings #wcfacts See more

In pro per: An injured worker not represented by an attorney. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Gardena #BaldwinPark #SantaFeSprings #Pasadena #Rosemead #Vernon #Artesia #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #LaMirada #PicoRivera #Lakewood #ElSegundo #LaMirada #BeverlyHills #Irwindale #wcfacts See more

Qualified medical evaluator (QME): An independent physician certified by the DWC Medical Unit to perform medical evaluations. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Downey #Gardena #BaldwinPark #SantaFeSprings #Pasadena #Rosemead #Vernon #Artesia #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #LaMirada #PicoRivera #Lakewood #ElSegundo #LaMirada #BeverlyHills #wcfacts See more

Disability rater: An employee of the DWC Disability Evaluation Unit who rates your permanent disability after reviewing a medical report or a medical-legal report describing your condition. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #LaCanadaFlintridge #Paramount #Downey #Gardena #BaldwinPark #SantaFeSprings #Pasadena #Rosemead #Vernon #Artesia #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #LaMirada #PicoRivera #Lakewood #ElSegundo #wcfacts See more

Penalty: An amount of money you receive because something wasn't done correctly in your claim. Paid by your employer or the insurance company, the penalty amount can be an automatic 10 percent for a delay in one payment to you, or a 25 percent penalty -- up to $10,000 -- for an unreasonable delay. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #TempleCity #LaCanadaFlintridge #Paramount #Downey #Gardena #BaldwinPark #SantaFeSprings #Pasadena #Rosemead #Vernon #Artesia #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #LaMirada #PicoRivera #Lakewood #wcfacts See more

Settlement: An agreement between you and the insurance company about your workers' compensation payments and future medical care. Settlements must be reviewed by a workers' compensation judge to make sure they are adequate. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Torrance #TempleCity #LaCanadaFlintridge #Paramount #Downey #Gardena #BaldwinPark #SantaFeSprings #Pasadena #Rosemead #Vernon #Artesia #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #LaMirada #PicoRivera #wcfacts See more

Findings & award (F&A): A written decision by a workers' compensation administrative law judge about your case, including payments and future care that must be provided to you. The F&A becomes a final order unless appealed. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Norwalk #SignalHill #Torrance #TempleCity #LaCanadaFlintridge #Paramount #Downey #Gardena #BaldwinPark #SantaFeSprings #Pasadena #Rosemead #Vernon #Artesia #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #Burbank #wcfacts See more

California Labor Code section 132a: A workers' compensation law that prohibits discrimination against you because you filed a workers' compensation claim, and against co-workers who might testify in your case. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #ElMonte #Norwalk #SignalHill #Torrance #TempleCity #LaCanadaFlintridge #Paramount #Downey #Gardena #BaldwinPark #SantaFeSprings #Pasadena #Rosemead #Vernon #Artesia #Vernon #Duarte #SantaFeSprings #Monrovia #Pasadena #LosAngeles #wcfacts See more