How long should it take to receive my worker's compensation settlement check?

As stated by others there is a difference between issued and mailed; however, if you do not have your check within a week of the issued date, you...

A year ago i was working in a warehouse and hurt my back, but did not take any action. Is it too late to take action?

You only have 120 days from the date of injury to report the incident to your employer through a member of management or someone designated to...

Insurance at work questions.

You have raised a number of issues regarding not only wage payment issues, but also workers' compensation and potentially the ADA. There are many...

Can child support take my cash settlement money?

You should talk to your lawyer, but I believe that all but $5,000 of your share of the settlement can be taken for lback child support. ...

Case worthiness???

You certainly appear to have a workers' compensation claim and a potential claim against a third party. As previously stated, the actual value of...

Scarring to the face and neck as a result of a work injury can be compensable, but it is unlikely that the carrier will just pay it without a...

You can receive a lump sum settlement, but the fact that you quit your job for reasons unrelated to your work injury will reduce how much the...

Do I have anything against my employer?

Although I would agree with the other posters in regard to discrimination claims or similar employment claims, if your employer is aware of your...

Do I testify at a settlement hearing in my workers compensation case

Yes. You will need to answer some basic questions to demonstrate that you understand the terms of the agreement.

Because of an IME report, Workman's Compensation is requesting a Utilization Review from my doctors. How can this hurt me?

The UR can prove very uncomfortable to someone taking pain medications since the carrier is permitted to stop paying for the treatment under review...