Unlike personal injury claims, workers’ compensation cases generally have nothing to do with fault. However, it is important to document your claim right from the start. Most employees are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits if they get injured at work. Of course, there are a few exceptions, but this system is designed and meant … Read more
If you’ve been injured at work and want to file a worker’s compensation claim, you may be wondering if you need medical experts to back up your claim. Worker’s compensation is a state-run program that works similar to the insurance claims process, only here you do not have to prove fault. By default, you do … Read more
Diagnostic testing may be requested by the insurance company in order to confirm an injured worker’s diagnosis. Diagnostic testing is a process of evaluating a person’s medical status to either reach or confirm a diagnosis. Testing takes on many forms, from X-rays, MRIs, blood tests, or even CAT scans. A medical professional will choose which … Read more
Following the tips on this list will help keep you and your workers’ compensation doctor on the same page. One of the crucial steps in the workers’ compensation process is when you see your company doctor. The reason is that the extent of your damages informs your entire claim, and a doctor is the one … Read more
There are a number of documents that you should begin collecting from the moment you are injured on the job. When you have a relatively dangerous job, you always know in the back of your mind that you might be the victim of a workplace injury. Still, you never think about it happening to you. … Read more
If you have been injured on the job, it is important to document everything yourself, right from the start! When you are injured on the job, there are times when you will be covered by workers’ compensation insurance and others when you won’t be. The most common deciding factor will be whether you were performing … Read more