Worker Rights
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Surgery in Workers' Compensation Cases
At-work accidents can result in many different injuries, some of which need a few days rest to heal. But other injuries, such as torn rotator ...
New Medical Treatment Guidelines and Your New York State Workers' Compensation Case
In almost every single case, the Medical Treatment Guidelines which are in effect beginning on 12/01/10, will drastically change the process of securi...
What Benefits Is An Injured Worker Entitled To While Off Work?
The Illinois Workers' Compensation Act provides that a worker receive compensation (Temporary Total Disability benefits or T.T.D. benefits) for th...
What is Workers' Compensation Claim Suppression?
Claim suppression occurs when employers try to keep workers from reporting injuries on the job. RCW 51.28.010(4) Claims suppression means intentiona...
Worker Rights Regarding the IME
There are thousands of workers injured on the job every year. The law requires that most employers provide workers’ compensation insurance cover...
Workers Rights for Job Related Disability or Injury
Under most state laws, employers are required to pay the worker’s compensation to cover job-related injuries and disabilities. The advantage of th...
Can an Injured Workers Comp Emnployee be Fired?
"Can they fire me for filing a workers compensation claim?" That is a question I get asked fairly often when interviewing new clients who are consi...
Working after an Injury
Many workers who've been injured on the job may be unable to perform their regular job duties while they recover from their injury. In some case...
Federal Workers' Compensation
Federal workers compensation is a program to provide benefits to federal employees. The program came into being as a result of the Federal Employees...
Nevada Laws Regarding Choosing a Doctor
Injured workers in Nevada have only a limited right to choose a treating physician for their work injury or occupational illness. In 1993, the Neva...
OSHA Workers' Rights
Under the OSHA everyone has the right to a safe workplace, however there are many different things that you have to do in order to protect you. All ...
