Workers Comp Case

Thank you for the signed retainer with our firm to handle your Workers’ Compensation Medical Provider Applications. The Workers’ Compensation Court allows us to recover for authorized and emergency treatment on behalf of your patients through the Workers’ Compensation Court. In our experience, most of these cases have been resolved amicably with the insurance carrier. However, there are various issues that we encounter as a part of our representation of Medical Providers in Workers’ Compensation Court.

Workers might engage in unsafe work practices which other workers might copy thinking it was normal

Even an apparently trusted employee may do mischief or even accidentally cause harm to the company.

‘It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business. Employers must do whatever is reasonably practicable to achieve this.’

If you live and work in the state of Connecticut, you probably know that you are entitled to file for workers’ compensation if you become ill or injured while on the job and are no longer able to work. The workers’ compensation system in Connecticut provides wage replacement benefits and medical treatment to workers to ensure that they and their families are supported even if their job resulted in their injury or illness. However, what you may not know is that the time you have to file a claim is not unlimited - and that in

When an employee has repeatedly breached rules and been disciplined and the employee's behavior does not change, employers and unions may implement a _____ in an attempt to save the employee's job.

We found that both witnesses claimed that there was no correlation to suggest that any of these alleged injuries specified by the claimant’s attorneys and by the claimant himself occurred or where the claimant suffered a stroke. Also, both witnesses were unaware if the claimant was experiencing any non-industrial stressors or if there were any outside non-work related factors that would suggest the claimant was suffering from any psychological problems and/or issues because of his employment.

Describe the “proxy system” and how is it used to as activism to encourage companies to “go green.”

The single most important thing that an attorney can do in order to help you successfully complete a workers' compensation claim is to compile a medical record. The reason for this is that if you have an incomplete medical record or an unclear medical record, you could either be approved for a settlement offer that is substantially lower than what you require or have your case completely dismissed. A lawyer can help you compile an effective medical record by sitting down with your doctors in order to write out a very clear description of your condition and potential future complications of that that

We explained our objective and our approach to obtaining their story of the facts that would aid to establish facts about the Claimant’s employment to decide the facts surrounding an alleged injury.

To help prove the significance of what they were investigating, Grabell and Berkes found examples of workers affected by workers’ compensation laws and personally interviewed those workers and their families (Grabell). In all, they visited sixteen states and interviewed more than 200 injured workers, workers’ compensation lawyers, insurance industry professionals, employers, doctors, regulators, academics, and lawmakers (Grabell).

The workers’ compensation claim detailed the circumstances surrounding an injury that he suffered while at work. He confessed that while working on the job site he sustained severe burns to his lower body. His duties on this day included that he make some repairs to a leaky fuel line. During this process fuel spilled onto his pants. Additionally while making repairs pieces of steel become caught on his pants. Lastly as Mr. Martinez attempted to use a torch to cut free pipe a spark ignited the fuel on his pants. This resulted in burns to his lower body. This injury resulted in him to miss having to miss a considerable amount time from work. He filed a workers compensation to replace part of his lost wages. The suit accused the defendants of failing to maintain a safe work site for its subcontractors and in failing to provide personal protective clothing, personal protective equipment, and firefighting equipment.

This is a Workers’ Compensation matter where there is a question about whether the employee was covered by the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act or whether we can pursue it under state law. If this is a longshore case we will refer it out so I would like to know if there is state court jurisdiction.

A physician can usually determine if the cause of an individual’s disability is related to their work. When an employee believes that the disability they have is work-related, the worker needs to report to their employer. In addition, the physician must provide the employer’s workers’ comp insurance company with a detailed medical report that outlines the injury(ies) and/or illness for which the employee is requesting

The legal aspect of every contract in business requires critical analysis for every term in accordance to the specifics upon which both parties are involved. The reason for analyzing such terms carefully is because it can become a crucial part in determining the decision making when addressing any business problem. This is generally more important from the perspective of the company management because some situations can result in high intensity and significance for the company. Analyzing the terms of a contract will help avoid any inappropriate or insufficient conclusions when presenting a final resolution in times of a dispute.