I need some help with responding to the following question on a new Employee Questionnaire for a new job.

You may be taking on more risk than you think by using your idea of what you can do in place of your doctor's. Remember how work comp is not an...

DOI: 6/17/01, Liability was/is accepted for the industrial slip/fall accident. The case in chief was finalized on 2/24/10 via St

As Mr. Borah said, temporary disability doesn't promise income no matter when the surgery happens. If you've been working until recently your SDI...

I need a hip replace, I am scheduled to see QMI doctor on October, they want setting my case for 30k, should I settle or go for?

Talk with a good, local work comp attorney. As stated, the QME is a major determining factor in value. You'll want to discuss with an attorney in...

As attorneys mentioned above, you won't be entitled to temporary disability (assuming you had been receiving it before). That benefit may switch to...

Applying for EDD unemployment insurance after workers comp. settlement?

Each case is different and there is some information missing in your question but it sounds may have been your attorney meant your SDI alone would...

Medicare involved with Workman comp

Your question isn't really a question but notice you've used "always" and "all." A work comp attorney can discuss when that isn't the case. You...

MSC hearing?

That's really a question you should take to the attorney you've been working with instead of asking attorneys who don't know the precise legal...

Can I get compensation?

Workers' compensation is not an employer getting money back for their employees doing their job; it's for employees to get help if the job causes...

What can I expect as a settlement as a 27 year old with spinal injury, when pain and non-mobility are high, and if surgery fails

There isn't enough there to answer your question. Or, rather, your asking for a range too wide to be useful. Age, limitations, diagnostics, job,...

Will failure to accept modified duty result in loss of medical care?

Your medical should be fine but if your concern is economic, how does leaving modified work help? If the claim is accepted, the work comp you may...