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On June 22, 2016, the workers' compensation system in the State of California hit an all- time low. Erick Gonzalez, a 33 year old iron worker sustained a catastrophic spinal cord injury rendering him a quadriplegic. Through the Iron Worker's Union and the Iron Worker's Contract, his workers' compensation case is subject to the ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) system. The contract allows the parties both the injured worker and employer... Read More

This month, Orange County prosecutors filed insurance fraud charges against Kareem Ahmed, who reportedly developed a topical cream based on profitability, and then bribed doctors to prescribe the expensive treatment to work comp patients. In fact, Ahmed is reported to have paid a total of 25 million dollars to at least 21 physicians to dispense the cream to injured workers. Unfortunately, Ahmed's case is just one in a string of corrupt me... Read More

      Bentley & More LLP assist Nicolas Mercado to fight back against his insurance company to receive fair compensation to make desperately needed modifications to his home. Read More

    Using ReWork's Advanced Technology, our client takes the necessary first steps towards recovery. These are the cases that matter. Read More

In Schultz v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, determined that the claimant was entitled to workers' compensation benefits for injuries he sustained while driving to work in his personal vehicle. Courts generally apply the "going-and-coming rule" to prohibit compensation to employees while driving their personal vehicles to and from an employer's premises except where exceptio... Read More

The odd thing about death in the workplace is the selective nature of the news coverage. When some California workers die in the line of duty, they may be hailed as heroes. When an electrician is killed or a roofer dies after a fall, they rarely receive a one-sentence statement in the paper or on the evening TV news. Yet their family mourns their death just as sincerely and they struggle to come to terms with the emotional and financial l... Read More