Can an employer require the employee to use personal time for their doctors appointments for a workers comp injury?

NO! That is prohibited under Connectictut Comp Law! This is direct from the CT Worker's compensation site, and since I can't say it any better, I...

If you hurt on the job , second surgery in dominant hand.

As mentioned by Attorney Leard, Mohegan Sun has their own tribal worker's compensation system, which is separate from the Connecticut State...

Can my employer can block my settlement with a carrier he no longer uses.

I think the question you are asking is if you are still employed with the entity where you were injured, but there is a different insurance company...

Can I sue for workers comp not paid by working for a company under the table?

You can only pursue a worker's compensation claim in CT if the company you were working for is located in CT under your scenario. If the companies...

Are you referring to your health insurance carrier, or the worker's compensation carrier? If the worker's compensation carrier has paid for your...

Hurt on the job , should I trust the company and workers comp do everything the right way in my best interest ?

I quite often hear this from people that are injured on their job that they are "afraid the job will retaliate" if they tell the job they are...

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Is this legal

I would highly advise you to document everything that is going on right now with this issue. Take down as many names, dates, places, nature of...

Will I need a layer if doctor says I have disability from injury that WC took care of?

How long ago was the injury? Usually in CT the surgeon waits for a year after the surgery to issue a permanency rating. It sounds as if the...

How much of a settlement could I expect from a workers comp claim. I amputated 4 fingers on my right hand.

The amount of your settlement will also depend on your compensation rate. Generally the higher the rate, the higher the settlement. From my...

I fell in our work parking lot as I came to work today. It was black ice. Filed a report and was told not their problem. Is it?

The "coming and going" rule ends in Connecticut once you reach the employer's "premises." So the question here is: is the lot where you fell the...