Unfortunately, you do not get pain and suffering in a workers’ compensation case. As the injured worker, you are limited to three types of benefits: payment of indemnity benefits while you are out of work due to your work-related…

Yes you can still file a workers’ compensation claim even if it was an unwitnessed accident. You must be sure to tell your employer within 30 days of your accident in order to fulfill the notice requirement in workers’…

No, you do not have to allow a representative of the insurance company to accompany you in all the doctor visits. Make sure you tell the doctor that you do not want the representative of the insurance company to attend the appointments with…

When an employee is injured on the job, even if it is his/her own fault, the first thought is to file a worker’s compensation claim.  While this is the right action to take, Arizona workers’ compensation attorneys know that while the…

Premises liability lawyers in the Phoenix, Arizona area handle all types of cases involving property owners’ negligence, which encompasses much more than slip and fall accidents.  Any time an individual suffers injuries due to a property…

When you have been seriously injured because of a dangerous or defective product, you have your work cut out for you when it comes to obtaining the full compensation you deserve.  Arizona defective products attorneys know that these types of…

  Although there is no Pennsylvania law that requires an injured worker to hire an attorney to represent them in a Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claim, the insurance company will in all likelihood have an attorney representing them.…

  If you have suffered a work-related injury or have become ill because of exposure to hazardous material on the job, you may be potentially entitled to medical and compensation benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act. The vast…

Filing a workers’ compensation benefits claim in Pennsylvania is not equal to filing a lawsuit. Workers’ compensation provides an injured worker who suffered from a work-related injury or illness the right of collecting benefits no matter…

When an employee is injured at work in Illinois there are a lot of fears that instantly arise: How will I earn an income? Who will pay my medical bills? What if I never return to 100%? Will I still have a job when I am done treating? …

Workers' Compensation benefits are often available for injured workers in Illinois who require surgery for back pain and back injuries resulting from work accidents. Conservative or non-invasive treatment is normally tried first in an effort…

When a job related injury causes back pain or leg pain it can be difficult to know whether surgery is necessary or if a more conservative method of treatment will be the best option. Many of our clients, from all over the Chicagoland area,…

The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Act is repealed, and the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Code is adopted. Most of the old provisions have been retained, but the numbering is new and the subsections have been shuffled. For example §3…

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The Supreme Court of South Carolina held that a worker's injuries occurred within the course and scope of his employment where the migrant worker sustained a right ankle fracture when he fell on a wet sidewalk outside housing provided by his…

Before you hire a law firm or non-attorney advocate to represent you in your Disability/SSI Claim, you should three important questions: 1. Will I be represented by an attorney at my hearing?

Before you hire a law firm or non-attorney advocate to represent you in your Disability/SSI Claim, you should three important questions: 1. Will I be represented by an attorney at my hearing?

My parnter Leah Fink and I were recently interviewed for a newspaper article that recently appeared in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette regarding the rise in social security disability claims. You can read the article here. Although the article…

Michael was appointed by the governor of Maryland to the State Workers` Compensation Advisory Committee on Budget. His appointment was just confirmed by the Senate.Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Friends and family facing the loss of loved ones in automobile collisions, medical malpractice errors, defective product malfunctions, or workplace disasters are often at a loss for how to put their lives back together. Such losses are nearly…

Experience, location and convenience are the keys to hiring the right injury lawyer for your claim resulting from physical injury, death or post traumatic stress from the June 22, 2009 crash of the METRO red line trains. by Michael J.…