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What's the typical fee charged by an Orthopeadic Surgeon for an IME when it's requested by the plaintiff's workers comp lawyer?
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Answered on April 11, 2013
You won't like this answer about the typical fee, but here goes... "It depends." What I mean is that every doctor charges their own rates, and...
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Does a workers comp settlement take into consideration proven overtime for figuring loss wages?
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Answered on April 11, 2013
I agree completely with Mr. Palso, an experienced Florida workers' comp lawyer, with how things work in Florida. I also made the same assumption...
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I live in Fl. Broke arm in wa. Company is in mn. Where do I get a work comp lawyer. I'm OTR trucker
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Answered on April 11, 2013
You might be able to "shop" for the most favorable jurisdiction to pursue w/c benefits, depending on information you didn't provide. For example,...
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Should we get a discrimination lawyer besides our work. comp. lawyer? Husband has been on work comp since Nov '12.
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Answered on April 10, 2013
This is not so much a discrimination case as it is a case of w/c retaliation. If you already have an attorney for the w/c case, present him/her...
What's happens next in a denied Workers Comp case after mediation meeting takes place but an agreement was not reached?
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Answered on April 09, 2013
An important concept to understand is that the jurisdiction (i.e., legal authority to rule on the issues presented) of the Judge of Compensation...
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I filed for worker's comp; as a result, i was demoted and no longer recieve work hrs? Is this legal.
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Answered on April 08, 2013
First, what happened with your position could, in fact, be a demotion; but, it might be a re-assignment to a lesser job as the result of the...
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I was injured at w0rk. I have been just told I am at mmi but they never addressed my neck injury that I reported at the hospital
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Answered on April 08, 2013
An assignment of MMI can be either for a specific body part/system or for the entire body. Until you are at whole-body MMI (or "MMI from all...
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Employee was injured at work and employer has no workers compensation. Who pays for bills and time off due to injury?
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Answered on April 06, 2013
The answer is not clear from the facts in your question. Read the answer I posted to a similar question for more information: ...
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If the employee was injured at work and employer has no workers compensation who pays for the bills and time off due to injury?
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Answered on April 06, 2013
Some small businesses staff their offices by "leasing" employees through companies called PEOs or by using payroll companies (like ADP). These...
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I was forced into FMLA after a work related back injury. My employer is now contesting my unemployment compensation claim.
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Answered on April 04, 2013
In Florida, it is possible to collect unemployment compensation benefits at the same time that you also collect temporary partial (not total)...
