Can i get back on disability payments?

There is no clear answer to your question. Were you deemed Permanent and Stationary yet? Did you quit the second job on the advise of a doctor? Was...

Do I need an attorney?

You raise several issues. I will try to address them all. Get a copy of the Request for Authorization (RFA) for the surgery along with the fax...

Which doctor has the most say in a workers compensation hearing?

If your Union agreed to a "carve out" perhaps you have an IME but in general if you saw an IME as part of a retirement case or something similar,...

Permanent Disability Benefits Payment Termination

First of all, you should have an attorney review the medical report the 18% is based upon to see if you are entitled to more. Second, you have...

Workers comp ive reached permanate and stationary. Now what happens?

You are probably receiving Temporary Disability payments. These payments stop the sooner of: 1) your Permanent and Stationary date, or 2) when you...

I have an injury to my hands, one more than the other. The ins. company is sending me to a specialist. What do I need to know.

Quite often you can have both a cervical spine injury and a CTS injury. You should make sure the nerve studies covered both areas. You probably...

Your claim is going to be a little complicated since: 1) you did not report the right hand injury, and 2) the right hand may be a consequence of...

When an attorney who is handling your matter leaves a firm, both the attorney and his former firm have an obligation to advise you of your right...

How do I ask my lawyer to settle out of court workers compensation case

The average life of an open WC claim is about two years. Some cases are more difficult than others. There is no way to force the Defense to settle...

Can you tell me if a Tribal Law Attorney is strictly for Tribal members or for others who work for instance at a Tribal Casino?

You would want to talk to a Workers' Comp attorney that handles Sovereign Tribal Immunity cases. You can go to the following website and search for...