Workers' compensation

If you just went to the family doc and stayed home for five years...you'll likely get nothing You'll need a treating physician from the Insurers...

I was injured wile working in a house of correction witch left me unable to walk without crutches and now home and don't know

You are entitled to a Treating PHysician's final report of Maximum Medical Improvement, and then if you disagree with this (possibly the physician...

I have workers compensation questions, can you answer

I'm a workers comp attorney IN CALIFORNIA, yes... but did you know about Texas' OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE COUNSEL? It's a free service through the...

Will EDD consider Workers Comp benefits as income to qualify for unemployment benefits?

Unemployment presumes you are released back to work. You're released back to work? EDD gets reports from Franchise Tax Board about reported...

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My wife is on workers comp. She got a letter for a hearing it says its a status hearing. This claim is over 3 yrs old, how

How much longer? IT'S UP TO YOUR WIFE! If she and the treater doc agree she's at Maximum Medical Improvement (as good as she's going to get),...

What do I do now?

"They covered all of the medical expenses" sounds like Workers Comp Insurance company paid for this, so there IS AN ONGOING CLAIM. If the...

Question about releasing my medical record to my employer.

Im NOT licensed in Massachusetts, but in California, when you request the comp insurer pay for any treatment for a work-related injury, YOUR...

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Insurance Adjusters LIE every few minutes...nothing in the code stops them from saying what they hope will get you to run away and save the...

If my medical problems persist after finding a less strenuous job, Is the company I work for still required to pay for treatment

So long as you didn't take cash for a Compromise & Release Agreement, then YES: your prior employer's COMP INSURER provides 'treatment reasonably...

If I was at a job and it was stressful how long to I have to file a workers comp claim?

You have one year from knowledge of the industrial injury to report it to the employer as an industrial injury. The facts you've presented here...