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Featured blogOctober 13, 2026
Quick Answer EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 are employment-based immigrant preference categories, but they do not use the same petitioner, job-offer or labor-certification rules. EB-1 contains three different subcategories; EB-1A extraordinary ability can be self-petitioned, while…
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Quick Answer You do not need a perfect file before you can raise a California wage problem. The Labor Commissioner states that employers must…
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Quick Answer California workers’ compensation cases are commonly resolved in two different ways. Under Stipulations with Request for Award (“stips”), the parties agree to…
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Quick Answer A California qualified medical evaluator (QME) is not your treating doctor. The QME performs a medical-legal evaluation to help resolve a disputed…
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Quick Answer Leaving a job does not automatically erase a California workers' compensation claim. A worker may still be able to pursue benefits after…
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Quick Answer A California job transfer does not automatically start a new cumulative-trauma injury period or erase exposure from the old job. The period…
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Quick Answer If you gave your employer a completed California DWC-1 workers’ compensation claim form and the employer did not return a dated copy,…
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Quick Answer An employer’s disagreement about how an injury happened does not by itself decide a California workers’ compensation claim. The claims administrator can…
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Quick Answer A delayed California workers' compensation claim has not yet been accepted or denied. For most claims, the insurer generally has up to…
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Quick Answer An employer cannot make a California workers’ compensation claim disappear simply by refusing to hand you a form, refusing to sign paperwork,…
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Quick Answer Yes, an employer can sometimes terminate a California employee while a workers' compensation claim is open. The claim itself is not an…
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