Workers’ Compensation

How To Get Workers Compensation in Charlotte, NC?

Like many other states, North Carolina has a structured process for how a work injury should be addressed. Workers compensation is available to help address an injured employee’s medical costs, but the employee needs to follow the process correctly. Many employers and their HR offices also don’t always understand the process well and frequently misapply the rules, creating resistance and

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Types of Workers’ Comp Benefits One Can Receive in Charlotte, NC

This Charlotte Workers’ Comp Attorney Can Help if You Were Hurt on The Job Unfortunately, more employees than we can count are hurt across North Carolina daily in work-related accidents, and there are many ways an employee can become hurt on the job. No matter how safe your job is, we have represented employees hurt in the safest jobs that

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ancient documents

How Do I File a Workers’ Comp Claim in Macon, Georgia?

If you are like most people who live in the state of Georgia, you probably go to work with the intention of doing your job and going home to your family once your workday is complete. The thought of being injured on the job is something that has never crossed your mind. Most people only become familiar with workers’ compensation

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employee health insurance

What Happens to Your Employee Health Insurance While Receiving Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Boston?

Many clients ask me what happens to their employee health insurance coverage while they’re receiving workers’ compensation benefits. It’s a great question. Because the answer is complicated, you need to pay close attention to the words written on this page. In some cases health insurance will continue to be provided. However, you need to make sure you understand your coverage.

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Workers’ Comp Claims: 7 Essential Facts Every Employee Should Know

Legal information is complex, and understanding the intricacies of a workers’ compensation claim is no different. I have tried to simplify it in this article, but you’ll need laser-sharp focus to understand the important information that follows. Workers’ compensation laws are designed to cover the expenses of employees who are injured while executing work-related duties. This includes compensation for medical

Read More »
return to work

When Do I Have to Return to Work After a Workers’ Compensation Claim?

Because no two injuries are exactly alike and every person heals differently, there’s no hard and fast rule about when you should return to work after a workers’ compensation claim. Assessing when an injured person is fit to return to work should always be done on an individual basis. However, this creates a lot of room for unfair manipulation by

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work-related injury eligible for workers' compensation

Is COVID-19 a Work-Related Injury Eligible for Workers’ Compensation?

As a lawyer who has represented injured workers for the past 15 years, I believe that the law should favor coverage for those who contract COVID-19 in their workplace. If you find that your lost work time due to COVID-19 is extended beyond 14 days and you are continuing to suffer lost wages while your medical bills pile up, you

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IMR

How IMR Impacts Workers’ Compensation

Over the years, there have been a variety of changes to the workers’ compensation process in California. One of the most significant was the July 2013 implementation of the independent medical review (IMR) process to settle utilization review (UR) disputes. Although this change was meant to make the process easier and less costly for the state, the IMR process has

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flaws

Flaws in Workers’ Compensation System

There are many flaws in the workers’ compensation system. These flaws can egregiously harm the injured worker physically, financially and emotionally. The news and TV seem to focus on the bad injured workers who have committed fraud or abused the system. The truth is that those injured workers do not represent the average workers’ compensation claimant. Those are the rare

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Security

Workers’ Compensation & Social Security Payment Effects

For many workers’ compensation clients, their injuries lead them to also apply for Social Security disability. Later, most are upset to find out that some or even all of their Social Security benefits are offset by their workers’ compensation payments (some states offset workers’ compensation benefits, others Social Security). The windfall provision, under the Social Security Act (SSA), allows for

Read More »

How To Get Workers Compensation in Charlotte, NC?

Like many other states, North Carolina has a structured process for how a work injury should be addressed. Workers compensation is available to help address an injured employee’s medical costs, but the employee needs to follow the process correctly. Many employers and their HR offices also don’t always understand the process well and frequently misapply the rules, creating resistance and

Read More »

Types of Workers’ Comp Benefits One Can Receive in Charlotte, NC

This Charlotte Workers’ Comp Attorney Can Help if You Were Hurt on The Job Unfortunately, more employees than we can count are hurt across North Carolina daily in work-related accidents, and there are many ways an employee can become hurt on the job. No matter how safe your job is, we have represented employees hurt in the safest jobs that

Read More »
ancient documents

How Do I File a Workers’ Comp Claim in Macon, Georgia?

If you are like most people who live in the state of Georgia, you probably go to work with the intention of doing your job and going home to your family once your workday is complete. The thought of being injured on the job is something that has never crossed your mind. Most people only become familiar with workers’ compensation

Read More »
employee health insurance

What Happens to Your Employee Health Insurance While Receiving Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Boston?

Many clients ask me what happens to their employee health insurance coverage while they’re receiving workers’ compensation benefits. It’s a great question. Because the answer is complicated, you need to pay close attention to the words written on this page. In some cases health insurance will continue to be provided. However, you need to make sure you understand your coverage.

Read More »

Workers’ Comp Claims: 7 Essential Facts Every Employee Should Know

Legal information is complex, and understanding the intricacies of a workers’ compensation claim is no different. I have tried to simplify it in this article, but you’ll need laser-sharp focus to understand the important information that follows. Workers’ compensation laws are designed to cover the expenses of employees who are injured while executing work-related duties. This includes compensation for medical

Read More »
return to work

When Do I Have to Return to Work After a Workers’ Compensation Claim?

Because no two injuries are exactly alike and every person heals differently, there’s no hard and fast rule about when you should return to work after a workers’ compensation claim. Assessing when an injured person is fit to return to work should always be done on an individual basis. However, this creates a lot of room for unfair manipulation by

Read More »
work-related injury eligible for workers' compensation

Is COVID-19 a Work-Related Injury Eligible for Workers’ Compensation?

As a lawyer who has represented injured workers for the past 15 years, I believe that the law should favor coverage for those who contract COVID-19 in their workplace. If you find that your lost work time due to COVID-19 is extended beyond 14 days and you are continuing to suffer lost wages while your medical bills pile up, you

Read More »
IMR

How IMR Impacts Workers’ Compensation

Over the years, there have been a variety of changes to the workers’ compensation process in California. One of the most significant was the July 2013 implementation of the independent medical review (IMR) process to settle utilization review (UR) disputes. Although this change was meant to make the process easier and less costly for the state, the IMR process has

Read More »
flaws

Flaws in Workers’ Compensation System

There are many flaws in the workers’ compensation system. These flaws can egregiously harm the injured worker physically, financially and emotionally. The news and TV seem to focus on the bad injured workers who have committed fraud or abused the system. The truth is that those injured workers do not represent the average workers’ compensation claimant. Those are the rare

Read More »
Security

Workers’ Compensation & Social Security Payment Effects

For many workers’ compensation clients, their injuries lead them to also apply for Social Security disability. Later, most are upset to find out that some or even all of their Social Security benefits are offset by their workers’ compensation payments (some states offset workers’ compensation benefits, others Social Security). The windfall provision, under the Social Security Act (SSA), allows for

Read More »

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