Types of Workers Compensation Lawyers:

Filing for Workers Compensation

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Getting hurt at work is a stressful event to suffer through and so is the process of applying for workers compensation benefits. A workers compensation lawyer will be able to assist the person that has suffered an injury while at work apply for their workers compensation benefits. The lawyer will need a variety of different documents when submitting an application for their client’s workers compensation benefits.

The first form needed when filing a workers compensation claim is the employer’s first report of occupational injury or disease form. This form is basic personal information, work information, and employer information. The injured worker...

How to File for Workers Compensation

In 2002, 4.7 million non-life threatening injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry workplaces. This resulted in a rate of 5.3 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, according to a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

If you or anyone you know has been injured while working on the job and your employer has failed to give you sufficient funds, contact our lawyers. We will handle your case with a high standard of quality.

Topics related to the field of Workplace Law include:

• Slips & Falls
• Disability
• Wrongful Death
• Work Vehicle Accidents
• Construction Accidents
• Factory Machine Injuries

What is Commutation?

Commutation is an order by a Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge for a lump sum payment of part or all of your permanent disability award. Payment can be made to either the injured worker or the injured worker's attorney. This order can only be requested after you have either settled your case with a Stipulation with Request for Award or received a Findings and Award.

Compromise and Release (C&R)

Compromise and release is generally a final settlement of a workers' compensation case where the parties agree on a single lump sum payment. It usually settles all outstanding issues except for future vocational rehabilitation.