Employer's WC insurance offering an amount for me to resign. What amount is reasonable for 3 separate injuries ?

To give perspective, depending on your average weekly earnings, 40% PD for injuries after 1/1/14 is $58,290 plus FMC. For older dates of injury,...

Was offered a settlement before deposition

Since there are very few times in each workers' compensation claim where the parties are together in person, settlement is a common topic of...

There are four basic benefits available in workers' compensation. (1) Medical Treatment (2) Temporary Disability - payments of 2/3 of your average...

Glad to hear your treatment/medications are all being approved. Basically, an expedited hearing is like an emergency hearing on one of a few...

How would I go about finding a lawyer to file suit

Sorry to hear about what happened. For your workers' compensation claim, you may be able to seek medical treatment, off work money, and money for...

Qualified Medical Evaluation Program-work Comp

The attorney's above are referring to a case known as Romero v. Costco, where an injured worker was able to get a new QME panel when (1) they hired...

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If an employee gets injured while taking their 10 minute break, can that be considered worker's comp?

As mentioned, you may have a workers' compensation claim and a personal injury case. The workers' compensation claim would be through your...

It doesn't sound like you were terminated for good cause based on the information given. If a doctor declares you to currently be totally...

I'm in California. I was injured at work and I received workers comp disability payment which ended. Can I claim SSD from past.

Temporary disability benefits for recent injuries can be a maximum of 104 weeks (2 years) within 5 years of the date of your injury, unless an...

What what do you do if your work comp attorney dies?

Buying out your future medical care is always permissible, but never mandatory for either you or the insurance carrier obligated to provide your...