First, you should be clear that a workers' compensation CLAIM is not a LAW SUIT. If anyone asks if you've filed a law suit, the comp claim does...

Do I need an attorney to handle my case?

You are at a CRITICAL step in your case. It is absolutely life or death as to who your panel QME is. Some doctors are very good for injured...

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Is an employer required to pay health insurance after termination since I am on Workers Comp and unable to work?

Labor Code Section 132a provides that an employer cannot treat an injured worker any different than that employer would treat any other worker. ...

Is an employer responsible to cover medical bills if I had a heat stroke while working and got taken to E.R

It certainly sounds like a workers' compensat;ion claim to me. If so, then the workers' comp. insurance carrier for ABC would be liable for...

Can i sue my employer for not sending me to a Dr when i was injured at work ?due to no wet floor signs.I am on w/c now.

You have a complicated situation and I'm not sure we have all the facts in your question. You indicate an injury due to a wet floor at work but...

Do I need a lawyer?

O.K., you made a mistake but that doesn't mean you committed fraud. Fraud requires that you intended to do them wrong....that's a much higher...

I was offered a severance package from my employer - What is the time frame for me to get it?

You are in the workers' compensation section of AVVO and, unfortunately, this question has nothing to do with workers' compensation. You would do...

If you have a work/comp. claim and still off from work (slip and fall back injury)when will be the last date to hire an attorney

There is no time limit for when to hire an attorney but generally, the earlier the better. This is especially true if you are going to go to a...

I was fired from my job back in November 3 days after I filed a workmen's comp claim.

From your question, I'm not clear whether you have two injuries, one in September and one in November or whether you only have one in November. ...

Laid off

If you were an employee at the time of injury, you are eligible for workers' compensation benefits. If terminating your employment was enough to...