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July 2025 On March 27, 2025 Jonathan Liff, Partner, Sacramento and John Orman, Partner, Fresno presented intel they obtained from our adversaries while attending the four-day California Applicant’s Attorneys Association’s (CAAA) Winter 2025 Convention(Jan. 23-26) and consisting of over 20 hours of material presented by applicant’s attorneys, medical legal examiners, vocational experts and judges. The goal of the convention was to provide applicant’s attorneys with a “Roadmap to Excellence.” For the defense, attending the convention provided great insight into what […]

July 2025 Temporary disability is an important workers’ compensation benefit with some complex nuances. The purpose of temporary disability is to financially compensate an injured worker for lost wages due to their industrial injury, payable as either temporary total disability or temporary partial disability. Generally, temporary total disability is owed when an injured worker cannot work at all due to their industrial injury, or where their work restrictions cannot be accommodated by an employer. Temporary partial disability, also known as […]