Is a Workplace injury followed by termination legal?

Labor Code 132a says its a Misdemeanor to discriminate against a worker in retaliation for his requesting workers comp benefits. That said,...

I am on Social Security Disability in Missouri and have just been offered my work comp settlement, can SS take a portion of it?

Yes... sort of. Social Security requires a Medicare Set Aside (MSA). The portion of that $20,000 that is for Future Medical Treatment expense...

Can my attorney except a job offer from the other side's attorney law firm as he still works for me because they pay more?

Yes, your attorney can 1. Resign as counsel and then 2. decline to work on the file in the defense firm. He can do that even when they don't pay...

What is the appeals process when a Workers Comp claim is denied

Get a MEDICAL REPORT. This should 'prove' you are injured as you have described. It needs to be signed under 4628 of the Labor Code, so you...

If it shows two or more W-2s, the defense knows the defense all the places you worked.

Can my employer deduct my pay if they choose to close on Memorial Day?

WHOOPS you posted in the site for WORK INJURIES BUT you have a wage dispute. (I'm changing your Practice Area to Employee Benefits. [we work...

Worker's comp vs Personal Injury

Workers Comp recovery = 85% Personal INjury recover = 66% (after doctors are all paid) Workers Comp recovery is from the employer. Personal...

Workmans Comp case - I am not getting my PD.

Have you applied for UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE? Unless the AME wrote you are 100% permanently disabled YOU CAN AND SHOULD WORK... just because you...

Considering the Purpose of the Worker's Comp System What type of Employee Worker's Comp Claims REQUIRE Attorney Assistance?

IT USED to be a 'benefit delivery' system. WHEN GOV. AHHHNOLD FIXED IT, the goal actually switched to making the INjured Worker a Tax Payer again...

I'm NOT licensed in PA, but when I helped family with a claim near there, a Voluntary Resignation came with the settlement documents. When ONE...