One of the most often asked questions in my practice pertain to the payment of time loss benefits. When you are injured on the job and unable to work, understandably, one of your main stressors is the uncertainty of whether you will be able to continue to meet your ongoing financial obligations (mortgage, rent, car…
Our Managing Attorney Bin Chen has been invited to serve as legal counsel for Oregon China Council (OCC). Formerly known as Oregon-China Sister State Relations Council, the OCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to seeking opportunities to improve people-to-people exchanges, mutual respect and prosperity between Oregon and China. The OCC assists the Oregon legislature by…
UNDERSTANDING PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS Employment compensation and contracts can be difficult to understand. Whether seeking employment with a group practice, hospital, academic medical center or other setting, a physician must understand employment contracts to properly evaluate the actual employment offer. A typical employment contract can contain items that seem harmless until you…
Demystifying the Going and Coming Rule (Workers’ Compensation) The “going and coming” rule applies to the situation where a worker gets injured while on his or her way to or from work. Ordinarily, an injury sustained while a worker is going to or coming from work is not considered to have occurred “in the course…
ADJACENT SEGMENT DISEASE: HOW CAN IT IMPACT YOUR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM? Adjacent segment disease has become a common topic in spine surgery circles because of the significant increase in fusion surgery in recent years. However, in spite of achieving successful fusion in spinal surgery, a long-term follow-up after a solid fusion may reveal degenerative changes…