This video reviews Stipulations with Request for Award used to settle accepted workers’ compensation injuries in California. If you are an injured worker with a California injury, and don’t have an attorney, this video is intended to help provide an overview of workers’ compensation topics so you can better represent yourself.
The claims adjuster or defense attorney will often draft Stipulations with Request for Award and send those to the applicant once there is a P&S report. So, once the primary treating physician (PTP) or the panel qualified medical examiner (QME) declares the applicant permanent and stationary (P&S or MMI) and issues a final report, Stipulations may be drafted. They will generally resolve all disputes, but keep future medical care open, and allow the applicant to file a Petition to Reopen for new and further disability within five years of the date of injury. Stipulations are not as final as a Compromise and Release (C&R). This video reviews common issues and problems that come up in Stipulations, and what to watch for.
Jeremy Lusk is a certified specialist in workers’ compensation with almost two decades of experience, and previously served as a Judge at the Fresno District Office of the WCAB. He has worked out of Fresno, but appeared at numerous Boards to represent both injured workers and employers/carriers.
No attorney/client relationship is created or implied by this video. This video is not offering legal advice as to what you should, or should not, do in your workers’ compensation case, but rather offers education/information as to the California workers’ compensation system for unrepresented workers so they can better represent themselves and make more informed decisions.
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