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Agreed Medical Examiner (AME)
A physician selected by your attorney and the claims administrator who conducts a medical evaluation and submits a comprehensive report to the parties.
Transportation Expenses
A benefit to cover your out-of-pocket expenses for mileage, parking, and toll fees related to a claim, usually a reimbursement.
Subpoena
A document that requires a witness to appear at a hearing. There must be an Application for Adjudication on file for a subpoena to be valid.
Wage Loss
Temporary disability benefits that may be paid when an employee returns to work at less than full earnings. Also known as Temporary Partial Disability (TPD).
Apportionment
A way of figuring out how much of your permanent disability is due to your industrial injury and how much is due to other disabilities.
Commutation
An order by a Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge for a lump sum payment of part or all of your permanent disability award. Payment can be made to either the injured worker or the injured worker's attorney.
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB)
The judicial unit that formally resolves workers' compensation disputes.
Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge
Judges at DWC district offices that conduct hearings, take evidence, issue decisions, and approve settlements.
State Disability Insurance (SDI):
A branch of the Employment Development Department that pays temporary disability benefits for non-industrial injuries or illnesses.
Application for Adjudication of Claim (Application or App)
Filing this form establishes a case before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB). A WCAB case number will be assigned.
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