LEADING WC TOPICS  Injured Workers' Advocates Call for End to Unreasonable, Unwarranted and Costly Delays and Denials of Medical Care by Insurers SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Applicants' Attorneys Association (CAAA) today met with legislators to call for action on problems that injured employees have faced since the enactment of SB 899.  Click on the above link for more information. CEO pay is out-of-control, but we have a chance to rein it in. AFL-CIO Message.  CEOs of the largest companies now make 380 times the pay of the average worker in the United States. Yes, that's right. 380 times! Very, Very Greedy Verizon - AFL-CIO Message: Verizon has seen its profits and CEO pay soar while it cut jobs and gutted health care and other benefits for workers. These VeriGreedy practices need to stop. President's statement regarding the DWC Listening Tour Over the past several weeks you conducted a series of public forums to gather input on current issues in California's workers' compensation system. In order to provide you a picture of the real-life experiences of employees in this system, members of the California Applicants' Attorneys Association (CAAA) asked some of their clients to participate in these forums.  Click on the above link for more information. Panel Hears from Injured Workers, Advocates at Oakland Site: SB 899 “Appalling” Impact on Injured Worker Medical Care and Disability Compensation   OAKLAND, CA - Injured workers and their advocates told Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Director Christine Baker and Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) Administrative Director Rosa Moran today the horrors they have faced since the enactment of SB 899. May 2012 is Safe Jobs for Youth Month  Each year, California teens enter the workforce through summer jobs or part-time employment. However, many teens are unaware of their employment rights and the possible hazards that they can encounter in the workplace. Delays, denials plague medical treatment for injured workers At a series of public forums held this month by Christine Baker, Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, and Rosa Moran, Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, injured workers have graphically described their experiences in California's workers' compensation system. The system they described is one that is plagued with delays and denials of medical treatment, and where disability compensation is grossly. Click on the above link for more details. Memorial Day Labor Activities Panel Hears from Injured Workers, Advocates at Fresno Site: SB 899 “Appalling” Impact on Injured Worker Medical Care and Disability Compensation   - Injured workers and their advocates told the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Director Christine Baker, and Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) Director Rosa Moran, today the horrors they have faced since the enactment of SB 899. "I was injured in August 2008 while I was assisting with moving a bookcase at work. Click on the above link for more information. Injured Workers' Advocates Criticize Insurance Industry for Rate Hike Request: Rates are ALREADY Higher than Request; Waste of Taxpayer Funds  The California Applicants' Attorneys Association (CAAA) today questioned the need for the pure premium rate filing submitted to Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones last Thursday, April 12th, by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB). The WCIRB is the research arm of the workers' compensation insurance industry. ... Click on the above link for more information.   March 28, 2012 Summary Page for Joint Hearing Senate Labor & Assemply Insurance Committees regarding Impacts of SB 899.

	UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS  May 5, 2012 - Mastering the Underutilized Sections of the AMA Guides at two locations - Oakland Airport Hilton, Sheraton Gateway LAX. The assignment of a Whole Person Impairment means just that - all impairments to the whole person must be rated. Most of us have become familiar with much of the AMAGuides, but there are some impairments that are too often overlooked.  Bring your AMA Guides! . June 28 - July 1 Registration and Hotel Forms  San Francisco Marriott Marquis.  Exhibitor Contract and Deadline Information click here. Only a limited amount of vendors spaces will be made available for this location.  Sign up today!
	ONLINE SEMINARS Click on the image below to go to the bookstore.  CAAAOnline now has the Winter 2012 Convention sessions available for viewing.  If you missed the March 10th seminars, the Creative Settlement Strategies, the videos are now available. The Oakland Support Staff class is available.    In case you missed our Winter 2012 Convention in Rancho Mirage, you missed Susan Saladoff Producer and Director of Hot Coffe, a documentary at our session: Politicization of Worker's Compensation. The single session video taping will be available for purchase.   Click on the image to view the movie trailer.  What You Can Do?  Click to see their handout.
	Register for CAAA's Educational Programs & Special Events May 14 -15 Lobby Day, Sheraton Hotel, Sacramento Jun 28 - July 1  Summer Convention 2012 - San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, CA Sept 9-10  13th Annual Spindel Golf Classic - Valencia Country Club, Valencia, CA Jan 24-27, 2013 Winter Convention 2013 - San Diego Sheraton Hotel & Marina Jun 26-30, 2013 Summer Convention 2013 - Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas Jan 23-26, 2014 Winter Convention 2014 - Westin Mission Hills, Rancho Mirage For a schedule of Board of Directors Meetings, click here. For information on CAAA's chapter events, click here. [Read More] Last Update 05/15/2012