If you are injured on the job and your claim is denied by your employer and/or its workers’ compensation insurance carrier, you may have to hire an attorney to file a claim petition. The following is a step-by-step outline. This provides the details of how a claim petition is processed. Read on to get 7 […]
Our office is frequently contacted regarding questions related to forms that have been received by our clients asking questions about whether they have returned to work, or are receiving other benefits such as unemployment compensation or Social Security payments. Insurance carriers are permitted to send these forms once every six months to individuals who are […]
When most people shop for a house, a car, or even a new television, they usually prepare a list of questions to ask either the seller, car dealer or even the TV salesman. However, when it comes to hiring an attorney, most people do not know where to start. It is important that the attorney […]
The use of marijuana, either for medical purposes or as a recreational drug, has become increasingly more common in the recent past. At the present time, despite the fact that marijuana use is still considered illegal under federal law, four states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, and nineteen others have legalized marijuana use […]
If you have been a recipient of workers’ compensation benefits for any length of time, you may one day receive a letter in the mail requesting that you attend an Independent Medical Exam (IME). If you have never received such a request before, you may find yourself wondering exactly what Independent Medical Exams (IME’s) are […]
1. Do I have to treat with the doctors my employer is sending me to for my work injury? Many people are aware that the workers’ compensation laws allow an employer to limit treatment options for the first ninety days following a work injury. However, the right of the employer to limit treatment during for […]
Individuals seeking Social Security Disability benefits often call our office to ask us if they have a case. Many of these individuals have been struggling to make ends meet and do not have the health insurance coverage necessary to obtain regular medical treatment for their disabling medical conditions. When we interview these folks about their […]
Calculating your workers compensation rate for an injury can be tricky. Even if you know your average weekly wage, depending on how high or low your wages are, the percentage of compensation benefits you are eligible to receive can be different. Here is an easy to use calculator, which simply requires you to insert the […]
When you return to light duty work after being on total disability compensation for Pennsylvania workers compensation claim, you may be entitled to partial disability benefits if your weekly wage while working light duty is less than the average weekly wage you were earning when you were injured. The test for whether you’re entitled to […]
Can you get Social Security Disability when your disability is caused by drug addiction or alcoholism? Most people are not sure and you could make a guess that the answer is no. In a general sense, if that is the only impairment, that guess would be correct, but it’s really not that simple. While having […]
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