You can 1) try and stay on comp for a total of 11.6 years and try and collect SSD at sane time; 2) settle and work elsewhere; 3) settle and have...

Yes. All wages offset compensation owed unless you were awarded the statewide maximum compensation rate which would cause some or all of the earned...

How is self employment income offset for Workers Comp?

If your business follows accepted accounting practices, only your net profit (if any), will be used to reduce your weekly compensation rate at .66...

I've seen a judge to get scar compensation 3 months ago the judge granted me 105 weeks and till this day I still haven't get it.

When weekly compensation is late or more than 30 days has passed since a judge's award, you can file a penalty petition. That usually results in...

I am on workmens comp. Can I recieve long term disability also?

In addition to any language the LTD policy may or may not have, the workers' compensation payor is entitled to a credit against the workers; comp...

Do you need a lawyer on a non contested workmans comp claim

A Lawyer should be able to answer that question and many others as well as provide advice on issues you have not yet thought of without charging a...

Does workmans comp pay anything toward attorney fees

Yes, depending on the facts, they may be responsible for interest, costs, attorney fees for unreasonable contest, 50% penalties and specific loss...

It depends. If the employment relationship was considered severed when unemployment started then the unemployment compensation benefits are...

What does an Ability to Return to Work Mean for me? I was back to FT work light duty but MMI. Now laid off.

It means if you can show the employer had work suitable for you they were seeking to hire someone for between the date of the Notice of Ability to...

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Can Workers Comp make me take a job as in telemarketing if I'm a RN?

The short answer is no. The insurance company has no power specifically to force an injured worker receiving comp benefits back to work. Short of...