Workers' Compensation Defense
Navigating workers' compensation law can be like finding your way through a strange city without a map. The Law Offices of Kennith L. Peterson offers the counsel and representation you need to negotiate the twists and turns.
Our attorneys and consultants provide aggressive, cost-effective solutions to private and public employers as well as insured and self-insured entities. Our workers' compensation services range from managing contested cases to assessing cost-containment methods.
Other services include:
- Representing employer interests in administrative hearings and trials
- Pursuing appeals at all levels of the state court system
- Answering questions about commercial carrier insurance coverage and settlements
- Helping clients attain self-insured status
- Advising clients on the benefits and risks of self-insurance
The primary goal of our firm when representing our Workers' Compensation clients is to provide the highest level of professionalism and zealous representation. The firm takes pride in a high number of "TAKE NOTHINGS" and similar decisions benefiting its clients. Copies of these decisions are available upon request.
We realize that aggressive representation is the only means to effective representation in the field of Workers' Compensation Defense.
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Workers' Compensation Defense Areas of Practice
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California Workers' Compensation Act (CWCA)
- Concurrent Jurisdiction
- WCAB Hearings
- Medical Peer Review Panels
- Petition and Orders
Personal Injury Defense
- Jones Act
- Maintenance and Care
- Section 905(b) Actions
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Disability Discrimination
- Section 49 (LHWCA)
- ADA
- Californians with Disabilities Act
- Policy Review
- EEOC Defense
- FEHA Defense
- Settlement Coordination
Self-Insured Employers
- Cost Containment
- Safety Review
- Tax Analysis
- Bonding Requirements
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Workers' Compensation Defense Group
Kennith L. Peterson
Maureen A.Hatchell Levine
Kellie L. Terhufen
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