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Claim form: The form used to report a work injury or illness to your employer. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Lawndale #Cudahy #LongBeach #TempleCity #Hawthorne #LaPuente #Gardena #RanchoPalosVerdes #Cudahy #Commerce #Fillmore #SanMarino #Lomita #Solvang #Pomona #SantaFeSprings #MillValley #SanAnselmo #SanFernando #SantaMonica #SierraMadre #wcfacts See more

Primary treating physician (PTP): The doctor having overall responsibility for treatment of your work injury or illness. This physician writes medical reports that may affect your benefits. Also called treating physician or treating doctor. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Tiburon #Lawndale #Cudahy #LongBeach #TempleCity #Hawthorne #LaPuente #Gardena #RanchoPalosVerdes #Cudahy #Commerce #Fillmore #SanMarino #Lomita #Solvang #Pomona #SantaFeSprings #MillValley #SanAnselmo #SanFernando #SantaMonica #wcfacts See more

State average weekly wage: The average weekly wage paid in the previous year to employees in California covered by unemployment insurance, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor. Effective 2006, temporary disability benefit increases are tied to this index. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Bellflower #Tiburon #Lawndale #Cudahy #LongBeach #TempleCity #Hawthorne #LaPuente #Gardena #RanchoPalosVerdes #Cudahy #Commerce #Fillmore #SanMarino #Lomita #Solvang #Pomona #SantaFeSprings #MillValley #SanAnselmo #SanFernando #wcfacts See more

Subjective factors: The amount of pain and other symptoms described by an injured worker that a doctor reports as contributing to a worker's permanent disability. Subjective factors are given very little weight under the 2005 rating schedule as the schedule relies mainly on objective measurements. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Paramount #Bellflower #Tiburon #Lawndale #Cudahy #LongBeach #TempleCity #Hawthorne #LaPuente #Gardena #RanchoPalosVerdes #Cudahy #Commerce #Fillmore #SanMarino #Lomita #Solvang #Pomona #SantaFeSprings #MillValley #SanAnselmo #wcfacts See more

Mediation conference: A voluntary conference held before an I&A officer to resolve a dispute if you are not represented by an attorney. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Alhambra #MontereyPark #SignalHill #Artesia #SanFernando #LosAngeles #SantaMonica #Arcadia #Ojai #Sausalito #PortHueneme #Glendora #ManhattanBeach #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #Guadalupe #PicoRivera #Goleta #Guadalupe #Lawndale #wcfacts See more

P&S report: A medical report written by a treating physician that describes your medical condition when it has stabilized. See also permanent and stationary. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Carpinteria #Torrance #Pasadena #Claremont #MillValley #CulverCity #Burbank #LosAngeles #Arcadia #SanGabriel #LaPuente #Rosemead #SantaBarbara #LosAngeles #Carson #SanFernando #Commerce #Alhambra #Montebello #Carpinteria #RedondoBeach #wcfacts See more

Audit Unit: A unit within the DWC that receives complaints against claims administrators. These complaints may lead to investigations of the way the company handles claims . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #SanGabriel #SierraMadre #Alhambra #MontereyPark #SignalHill #Artesia #SanFernando #LosAngeles #SantaMonica #Arcadia #Ojai #Sausalito #PortHueneme #Glendora #ManhattanBeach #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #Guadalupe #PicoRivera #Goleta #wcfacts See more

Physician: A medical doctor, an osteopath, a psychologist, an acupuncturist, an optometrist, a dentist, a podiatrist or a chiropractor licensed in California. The definition of personal physician is more limited. See personal physician. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Downey #Carpinteria #Torrance #Pasadena #Claremont #MillValley #CulverCity #Burbank #LosAngeles #Arcadia #SanGabriel #LaPuente #Rosemead #SantaBarbara #LosAngeles #Carson #SanFernando #Commerce #Alhambra #Montebello #Carpinteria #wcfacts See more

Permanent disability payments: A mandatory bi-weekly payment based on the undisputed portion of permanent disability received before and/or after an award is issued. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #PicoRivera #Downey #Carpinteria #Torrance #Pasadena #Claremont #MillValley #CulverCity #Burbank #LosAngeles #Arcadia #SanGabriel #LaPuente #Rosemead #SantaBarbara #LosAngeles #Carson #SanFernando #Commerce #Alhambra #Montebello #wcfacts See more

Medical Unit: A unit within the DWC that oversees medical provider networks (MPNs), independent medical review (IMR) physicians, health care organizations (HCOs), qualified medical evaluators (QMEs), panel QMEs, utilization review (UR) plans, and spinal surgery second opinion physicians. Formerly called the Industrial Medical Council (IMC). . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #RollingHills #SanGabriel #SierraMadre #Alhambra #MontereyPark #SignalHill #Artesia #SanFernando #LosAngeles #SantaMonica #Arcadia #Ojai #Sausalito #PortHueneme #Glendora #ManhattanBeach #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #Guadalupe #PicoRivera #wcfacts See more

Panel qualified medical evaluator (QME): A list of three independent qualified medical evaluators (QMEs) issued by the DWC Medical Unit. You select any one of the three doctors for your evaluation. If you have an attorney, other rules apply. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Montebello #PicoRivera #Downey #Carpinteria #Torrance #Pasadena #Claremont #MillValley #CulverCity #Burbank #LosAngeles #Arcadia #SanGabriel #LaPuente #Rosemead #SantaBarbara #LosAngeles #Carson #SanFernando #Commerce #Alhambra #wcfacts See more

Rehabilitation Unit: A unit within DWC that resolves vocational rehabilitation disputes, approves potential settlements of vocational rehabilitation services, and reviews and approves vocational rehabilitation plans for injuries that happened before Jan. 1, 2004. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #TempleCity #Atwater #RollingHills #SanGabriel #SierraMadre #Alhambra #MontereyPark #SignalHill #Artesia #SanFernando #LosAngeles #SantaMonica #Arcadia #Ojai #Sausalito #PortHueneme #Glendora #ManhattanBeach #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #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.... . . . . #SantaMonica #Arcadia #Ojai #Sausalito #PortHueneme #Glendora #ManhattanBeach #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #Guadalupe #PicoRivera #Goleta #Guadalupe #Lawndale #Bellflower #ElMonte #WestlakeVillage #Ojai #Larkspur #ManhattanBeach #wcfacts See more

Vocational rehabilitation (VR): A workers' compensation benefit. If you were injured before 2004 and are permanently unable to do your usual job, and your employer does not offer other work, you qualify for this benefit. It includes job placement counseling to help you find another job. It may also include retraining and a vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #SanFernando #LosAngeles #SantaMonica #Arcadia #Ojai #Sausalito #PortHueneme #Glendora #ManhattanBeach #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #Guadalupe #PicoRivera #Goleta #Guadalupe #Lawndale #Bellflower #ElMonte #WestlakeVillage #Ojai #wcfacts See more

Off calendar (OTOC): A WCAB case in which there is no pending action. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Artesia #SanFernando #LosAngeles #SantaMonica #Arcadia #Ojai #Sausalito #PortHueneme #Glendora #ManhattanBeach #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #Guadalupe #PicoRivera #Goleta #Guadalupe #Lawndale #Bellflower #ElMonte #WestlakeVillage #wcfacts See more

Apportionment: A way of figuring out how much of your permanent disability is due to your work injury and how much is due to other disabilities. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #SignalHill #Artesia #SanFernando #LosAngeles #SantaMonica #Arcadia #Ojai #Sausalito #PortHueneme #Glendora #ManhattanBeach #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #Guadalupe #PicoRivera #Goleta #Guadalupe #Lawndale #Bellflower #ElMonte #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.... . . . . #Glendora #ManhattanBeach #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #Guadalupe #PicoRivera #Goleta #Guadalupe #Lawndale #Bellflower #ElMonte #WestlakeVillage #Ojai #Larkspur #ManhattanBeach #Ross #BaldwinPark #LaMirada #ElSegundo #Downey #wcfacts See more

Stipulated rating: Formal agreement on your permanent disability rating. Must be approved by a workers' compensation judge. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #BaldwinPark #LaMirada #ElSegundo #Downey #Solvang #WestlakeVillage #Irwindale #DiamondBar #Glendale #Malibu #BaldwinPark #Arcadia #SantaMonica #SouthGate #Oxnard #SantaClarita #PalosVerdesEstates #Paramount #Bellflower #Tiburon #Lawndale #wcfacts See more

Temporary total disability (TTD) benefits: Payments you get if you cannot work at all while recovering. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Arcadia #SantaMonica #SouthGate #Oxnard #SantaClarita #PalosVerdesEstates #Paramount #Bellflower #Tiburon #Lawndale #Cudahy #LongBeach #TempleCity #Hawthorne #LaPuente #Gardena #RanchoPalosVerdes #Cudahy #Commerce #Fillmore #SanMarino #wcfacts See more

Permanent disability (PD) benefits: Payments you receive when your work injury permanently limits the kinds of work you can do or your ability to earn a living. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #SantaClarita #PalosVerdesEstates #Paramount #Bellflower #Tiburon #Lawndale #Cudahy #LongBeach #TempleCity #Hawthorne #LaPuente #Gardena #RanchoPalosVerdes #Cudahy #Commerce #Fillmore #SanMarino #Lomita #Solvang #Pomona #SantaFeSprings #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.... . . . . #PortHueneme #Glendora #ManhattanBeach #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #Guadalupe #PicoRivera #Goleta #Guadalupe #Lawndale #Bellflower #ElMonte #WestlakeVillage #Ojai #Larkspur #ManhattanBeach #Ross #BaldwinPark #LaMirada #ElSegundo #wcfacts See more

Temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits: Payments you get if you can do some work while recovering, but you earn less than before the injury. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #BaldwinPark #Arcadia #SantaMonica #SouthGate #Oxnard #SantaClarita #PalosVerdesEstates #Paramount #Bellflower #Tiburon #Lawndale #Cudahy #LongBeach #TempleCity #Hawthorne #LaPuente #Gardena #RanchoPalosVerdes #Cudahy #Commerce #Fillmore #wcfacts See more

Carve-out: Carve-out programs allow employers and unions to create their own alternatives for workers' compensation benefit delivery and dispute resolution under a collective bargaining agreement. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #WestlakeVillage #Ojai #Larkspur #ManhattanBeach #Ross #BaldwinPark #LaMirada #ElSegundo #Downey #Solvang #WestlakeVillage #Irwindale #DiamondBar #Glendale #Malibu #BaldwinPark #Arcadia #SantaMonica #SouthGate #Oxnard #SantaClarita #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.... . . . . #Guadalupe #Lawndale #Bellflower #ElMonte #WestlakeVillage #Ojai #Larkspur #ManhattanBeach #Ross #BaldwinPark #LaMirada #ElSegundo #Downey #Solvang #WestlakeVillage #Irwindale #DiamondBar #Glendale #Malibu #BaldwinPark #Arcadia #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.... . . . . #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #Guadalupe #PicoRivera #Goleta #Guadalupe #Lawndale #Bellflower #ElMonte #WestlakeVillage #Ojai #Larkspur #ManhattanBeach #Ross #BaldwinPark #LaMirada #ElSegundo #Downey #Solvang #WestlakeVillage #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.... . . . . #Arcadia #Ojai #Sausalito #PortHueneme #Glendora #ManhattanBeach #WestCovina #Carpinteria #Malibu #Guadalupe #PicoRivera #Goleta #Guadalupe #Lawndale #Bellflower #ElMonte #WestlakeVillage #Ojai #Larkspur #ManhattanBeach #Ross #wcfacts See more

Future medical: On-going right to medical treatment for a work-related injury. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #Glendale #Malibu #BaldwinPark #Arcadia #SantaMonica #SouthGate #Oxnard #SantaClarita #PalosVerdesEstates #Paramount #Bellflower #Tiburon #Lawndale #Cudahy #LongBeach #TempleCity #Hawthorne #LaPuente #Gardena #RanchoPalosVerdes #Cudahy #wcfacts See more

Agreed medical evaluator (AME): If you have an attorney, an AME is the doctor your attorney and the insurance company agree on to conduct the medical examination that will help resolve your dispute. If you don't have an attorney, you will use a qualified medical evaluator (QME). See QME. . Know your Rights ! Follow us for more legal tips and terms.... . . . . #ElSegundo #Downey #Solvang #WestlakeVillage #Irwindale #DiamondBar #Glendale #Malibu #BaldwinPark #Arcadia #SantaMonica #SouthGate #Oxnard #SantaClarita #PalosVerdesEstates #Paramount #Bellflower #Tiburon #Lawndale #Cudahy #LongBeach #wcfacts See more