I hired a lawyer a month ago to help me with my personal injury case. I was unaware of how a retainer agreement works.

You can fire your attorney if you want, but he can put a lien on the case. I completely disagree with you that you never needed an attorney to...

Does a work injury eat into my sick leave and should I receive my full pay?

Yes. But in many cases you don't have to use sick leave and may be entitled to workers' compensation benefits for being out of work. It is better...

My question is how can I find out if my case been settle?

If your case was settled you would have had to sign settlement documents, I'm not clear whether you did that or not. Also, no workers' comp case...

Is it too late for me to do anything through court , and or is their a statue of limitation for this type of situation?

I am so sorry this happened to you.It is hard to answer your question without more information. Were you hurt? Have you received any medical or...

Life threatened while on my job. Do I have a legitimate case?

I don't think there is a case here, but encourage you to get other opinions. There is no physical harm so there is no workers' compensation case. ...

Personal injury claims

Possibly, as well as any other income you receive. It would be a good idea though to get as much as you can from your settlement and then try to...

Do I Need Attorney?

Short answer, yes. You have rights under State Law when you get hurt on the job. However, its hard to know all of them or the best way to use...

If are injured on a job and you are not compensated at all,no WC,no nothing. But they have you as a employee,will I receive W2 p

You haven't mentioned whether you have ever had an attorney or whether they have sent you a Form denying your claim. This is very important...

I have workman comp doctor that has ordered a functional capacity evaluation for me.

Absolutely! As soon as possible. Who the FCE provider is can make or break the case and an experienced attorney might be able to help with this...

I think you should get an experienced workers' compensation attorney before you start switching doctors so that they can help you negotiate the...