How do I recover a settlement award of 17 years ago ?

Learn about the term LACHES. It's a fancy word that means if you wait too long, you surrender your right to recover. Limits of general liability...

Can joint employer, and your attorney get you into a joint compromise and release settlement and you have not reached max,med,i

I'm not licensed in Louisiana but I DO know there is a Louisiana Insurance Guarantee Assoc. -- LIGA -- to cover people when the insurer or the...

Just wanted to add that there are a lot of excellent attorneys licensed in New York here on Avvo. In addition to Workers Comp, I thing New York...

Just wanted to add Texas has a state agency to help injured workers like you: Office of Injured Employee Counsel, the OIEC. I believe there's...

Can I file for disability benefits after a work comp settlement?

YOU CANNOT qualify for State Disability Insurance -- SDI -- because your condition is Permanent now, and EDD State Disability only covers loss of...

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Just adding that the Office of Injured Employee Counsel is an attorney provided by the state if you can't find any one to help... go there today,...

There is no such payment of "1.5% or 2.5%" for "delay in processing". When the employer receives a medical report indicating the injured worker...

A medical doctor released me to work 6/6/17 does the workers comp pay UNTIL I work again or once im medically approved to work?

NOT POSITIVE about Nevada, but in California the injured worker is due Temporary Total Disability payments every day that he is released to...

If I am injured at work by no fault of my own which results in a break or dislocation of a body part am I entitled to a lump sum

You are never "entitled" to a lump sum! The "Lump Sum" type of resolution occurs only when both parties agree and then the Workers Comp judge...

The Audit Unit of the Workers Compensation section of the state Division of Industrial Relations is always looking for solid, airtight proof like...