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How long after an injury do I have to make a workers compensation claim?

Brett's answer | Answered on October 05, 2009

I recommend you file the workers' compensation claim. Although it may not seem like much of an injury now and it may be related to an earlier...

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The procedure to find the result, settlement of a California Work Compensation claim or case.

Brett's answer | Answered on September 23, 2009

I'm not sure I understand your question. The public has limited access to workers' compensation files at the Workers' Compensation Appeals...

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Am I required to follow my bosses instruction to open a second WC claim for a re-lapse of an injury that is under an open claim?

Brett's answer | Answered on September 16, 2009

You may have a relapse of your old injury....you may have a new injury. Neither you nor your boss are experts in the field nor are you doctors (at...

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Is there an attourney who can represent me at my OWCP hearing? I am a federal employee, USPS. Oh yes, I'm Broke.

Brett's answer | Answered on September 15, 2009

Federal workers' compensation is a very specialized area of the law. There are less than a dozen attorneys in the entire state that practice in...

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Can I sue my employer for refusing to let me work under my work comp modifications?

Brett's answer | Answered on September 12, 2009

You probably cannot sue your employer. Workers' Compensation is your "exclusive remedy" for on the job injuries. That is true even if your...

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Is it legal to stop paying an employee the supplemental dollars that were agreed on with workers comp adjustor after an injury.

Brett's answer | Answered on September 10, 2009

Labor Code 132a requires that your employer treat you the same as anyone else....he cannot discriminate against you because you had a work injury. ...

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I had to have surgery on right hand and wondering if it should have been workmans comp

Brett's answer | Answered on September 10, 2009

I see a lot of dental assistants with hand problems. The first step is to ask your treating physician if he thinks the injury might be related to...

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Hello i was injuerd at m y job in 2007 on workers comp till 2009 why can i not get unemployment now

Brett's answer | Answered on September 09, 2009

Under workers' compensation laws passed by Gov. Arnold, from the date the insurance company makes the first payment of temporary, total disability...

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Can be benefits be cut off?

Brett's answer | Answered on September 08, 2009

You've presented a complicated situation. There isn't a simple answer to your question. More information is needed. Did your doctor return you...

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I was told that a comp case in california can only last 2 years what happends after the 2 years is up?

Brett's answer | Answered on September 05, 2009

You must have been told this by a non-attorney...always a dangerous proposition. Well, what you heard had just enough correctness to be...

Brett A. Borah's Answers (13734)

How long after an injury do I have to make a workers compensation claim?

The procedure to find the result, settlement of a California Work Compensation claim or case.

Am I required to follow my bosses instruction to open a second WC claim for a re-lapse of an injury that is under an open claim?

Is there an attourney who can represent me at my OWCP hearing? I am a federal employee, USPS. Oh yes, I'm Broke.

Can I sue my employer for refusing to let me work under my work comp modifications?

Is it legal to stop paying an employee the supplemental dollars that were agreed on with workers comp adjustor after an injury.

I had to have surgery on right hand and wondering if it should have been workmans comp

Hello i was injuerd at m y job in 2007 on workers comp till 2009 why can i not get unemployment now

Can be benefits be cut off?

I was told that a comp case in california can only last 2 years what happends after the 2 years is up?