Many workers, even in dangerous jobs, rest easy knowing that if they’re injured at work they’ll be covered by workers compensation insurance. While that’s true in most cases, it’s not unheard of for workers comp claims to be denied, leaving an injured worker with no assistance after a serious or even crippling injury. Some of […]
Pre-Existing Conditions Can Impact Your Workers’ Comp Benefits
It’s not easy to get all the compensation you’re owed when you’ve been hurt in an on-the-job accident. From getting the most money possible to covering all of your medical care, any number of things can throw a wrench into the workers’ comp application process. This is especially true when you have a pre-existing condition […]
Inaccuracies in the Media
Inaccuracies in the Media Back in good ole 2012 this article appeared in the New York Daily News titled “Ten things to know about workers’ compensation” (http://www.nydailynews.com/jobs/10-workers-compensation-article-1.1070428) A Finance Careers Expert from Monster, lays out a top ten list of things every worker should know about worker’s compensation. Among these items are a number of pieces of […]
On-the-Job Injuries Force People Into Poverty, Widen the Wealth Gap
On-the-Job Injuries Force People Into Poverty, Widen the Wealth Gap A poignant but stark article from Al Jazeera America from March of this year reports that the way Workers’ Compensation is currently operated in the U.S. formerly middle-class working people are often pushed into the sinkhole of poverty when they sustain an injury on the […]
Strategies for Dealing with IME Appointments
Strategies for Dealing with IME Appointments IMEs–standing for Independent Medical Examiners or Examinations–are insurance company-picked doctors who you, as a Workers’ Compensation claimant, can be forced to visit in order to be examined. As anyone who has any experience with IME appointments can attest, these visits can be frustrating, even painful experiences. While not all […]