Eugene Marias Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Robert Steinberg, Esq.
Sponsorship & Advertising Information
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2009 Winter Convention
January 22 - 25, 2009
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Opening with Your Clients Heart and Lungs moving through Sleep, Substantial Evidence, and The Evolution of Practicing Workers’ Compensation. Continuing with Impairment and Disability, Most Important Cases, Apportionment, The Appeals Process, and Legal Malpractice Issues. Ending with Making Sure our Clients are Protected.
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Sheraton Hotel & Marina, San Diego - contact Isabel Pires to make your room reservations by December 17, 2008. - download reservation form here. |
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CAAA CALENDAR
Detailed information is available under the Calendar Events
Miscellaneous
- Join WILG today! Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group Workers' Group is the national non-profit membership organization dedicated to representing the interests of millions of workers and their families who, each year, suffer the consequences of work-related injuries or occupational illnesses and who need expert legal assistance to obtain medical care and other relief under workers' compensation programs
- To view the 2008 Summer Convention Pictures go to www.eventpix.com.
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Password is caaas08
- Broken Promises Broken Bodies
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PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE - MPN
Joanne D'amato, DeMarco Foster, CAAA AND J. David Schwartz,
Petitioners,
v.
Division of Workers’ Compensation and Andrea Hoch
- VERIFIED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS - PD Rating Schedule
VotersInjuredatWork.org, California Applicants' Attorneys Association, and J. David Schwartz
v.
Andrea Hoch, Administrative Director of the California Division of Workers' Compensation
- Appellate Court upholds work comp benefits for undocumented workers. Click here for the full text of the decision
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Member News
Tuesday, January 5, 2009
With deep sorrow we announce that Jan King from Green & Azevdo, Modesto, passed away.
Viewing hours will be 6-9 PM Tuesday, January 6th at Franklin and Downs 1050 McHenry Avenue, Modesto. Public Services will be held Wednesday, January 7th at 4pm at Geneva Presbyterian Church - 1229 East Fairmont Road, Modesto.
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY:
Tuesday, January 5, 2009
Californian's Injured at Work are Suffering from Poor Compensation and Care
By Todd McFarren, president, California Applicants' Attorneys Association
As we turn the calendar page to a new year, tens of thousands of Californians
injured while working are facing inadequate medical care, denials of insurance
payments, and compensation for permanent loss that is among the lowest in the
nation.
These troubling conditions are a result of the governor’s workers compensation
changes from 2004. The governor has vetoed several bills to cure these ills. He touts
as a “success” his horrible attacks on injured firefighters, cops, teamsters, state
employees, and teachers. Far from success, these policies hurt working Californians
deeply.
Two days before Christmas, Richard Chance held a Sacramento news conference to
outline the horrors he has faced since being injured at work.
Richard worked as an Operating Engineer for many years. He loved his work. A
motorcyclist hit Richard at work and the insurer denied needed care. Richard is still
injured but is losing his temporary insurance payments due to the 2-year cap placed
into law by Governor Schwarzenegger. What are he and his family to do?
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EAMS
If the DWC website does not answer your question, or you are reporting problems with EAMS implementation in general, or problems at the local boards or you have a solution or other information that other members can use to ease the transition into EAMS, please communicate via the CAAA EAMS email address: eams@caaa.org
Injured Workers' Horror Stories
Listserves & Lawnet
Are you a CAAA Regular member and want to join Lawnet, CAAA's listservice?
1. Download the CAAA Listserve Agreement, sign it and fax it back to the CAAA state office, (916) 444-0661.
2. Click here to join Lawnet
3. Complete information
4. As soon as your information has been verified, your account will be activated.
Questions?
Chapter Meetings
Chapter Meeting forms are posted as information becomes available. For more informaton about the chapters and their offficers see the Chapter pages.
PAC Contributors
Injured workers need us to unite with others who defend their rights, and they need us to do that now! We need to show that we are ready and willing to fight for full medical care for injured workers. We must show our willingness to fight ballot initiatives and protect injured workers’ medical rights.
Please complete the attached form and send it to the CAAA State office.
Injured Workers Get Active! |
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JOIN THE FIGHT - 
Has the workers' compensation system failed you? Are you ready to do something about it?
For more information go to VotersInjuredatWork.org
JOIN VotersInjuredatWork.org
 Download Membership Form PDF(33k)
Help preserve the rights of injured workers by telling your Legislators how the new law affects you. (Your zip code will connect you to your representative.)
To look up your Legislator go to http://www.legislature.ca.gov/port-zipsearch.html
Newsletter
Friends, attached is a new and exciting project designed by the CAAA Media Committee—a newsletter for you and your clients with the potential to reach hundreds of thousands of injured workers.
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