Is it legal to take away scheduled hours without giving a valid reason if inquired as to why the hours were taken away?

No, the employer does not have to give you a reason, nor do they need to have a reason. Your sister won't have any recourse, unless she can prove...

Can a landlord be made to pay tenant double deminity due to health hazard of rats in the apt?

Double indemnity is a term of an insurance policy by which the insurance company promises to pay the insured or the beneficiary twice the amount of...

Average weekly wage in Workers Compensation and caregiver reimbursement

ESOP distributions are taxed as regular income. Therefore, the argument can be made that those payments should have been factored into your AWW...

Normally, spontaneous injuries caused by normal bodily movements are not compensable, neither are disabilities due to inherent defects or...

Can you get a second doctor's opinion on workers compensation?

Yes, the doctor's findings are valid. Yes, you may use his report. As pointed out by my colleagues, using his report means providing it to another...

I'm changing the practice area of your question to employment law. You may be able to sue if you can prove that this type of treatment is...

Would self procured medical treatment fall under the classification of industrial if the injury was caused by work at work?

On the forum, we can only give general answers, not specific advice. Whether the treatment you are referencing will be deemed industrial can depend...

It's hard to say without more facts. In all likelihood, your child wouldn't be taken from you for your legal use of marijuana. However, great care...

Can my daughter file the motion of my behalf at the court house?

The MC-012 form is a memorandum of costs after a judgment, acknowledgment of credit, and declaration of accrued interest. This has nothing to do...

How can i be given future medical benifits if the utilization reveiw board has denied my ongoing medical treatments?

Future medical recommendations come from a medical provider. It could be your primary treating physician, a QME, or an AME. Those recommendations,...