Do I Get a Penalty for Late Workers Compensation Checks?
If you are out of work as a result of an injury, it is very important that you receive your weekly checks on time. You have bills that you need to pay. Not receiving your checks on time can cause you to pay your bills late and result in late penalties. So what do you […]
Workers Compensation and Short Term Disability
Workers compensation is one benefit that is available to you when you suffer an injury on the job. You may also have other benefits available to you. Sometimes, these other benefits pay money in addition to workers compensation. Other times, the benefits reduce or replace what workers compensation pays. Short term disability is one of […]
Will I Get Fired if I Settle My Workers Compensation Case?
People often have questions about what a workers compensation settlement is and how it affects them. One way that a workers compensation can affect you is your employment status. Many workers compensation settlements require people workers to quit their jobs as part of the settlement. Many people wonder whether insurance companies are really allowed to […]
What is Workers Compensation?
We have all heard the term “workers compensation”. But, what does that term really mean? What the term means may not have mattered to you much until you were forced into the workers compensation system after an injury at work. But then, you find yourself dealing with workers compensation, and you probably have many different […]
Does the Insurance Company Pick My Case Manager?
The term case manager means different things to different people in a workers compensation case. Sometimes, insurance companies will refer to the adjuster or claims manager on your case as a case manager. That person is not technically a nurse case manager. The adjuster or claim manager is the person who makes decision for the […]
What Can I Do If Workers Compensation Denies My Case?
Workers compensation was set up to pay benefits to you when you suffer an injury at work. These benefits basically cover your medical costs plus time that you miss from work. Insurance companies do not always pay benefits when they should. Sometimes, they deny part or all of your case. How does the workers compensation […]
Getting Workers Compensation Surgery Approved
After a serious injury, your doctor often will recommend that you have surgery to have the best recovery. Unfortunately, getting that surgery done is not always easy in a workers compensation case. Many people get frustrated because they run into the problem when the workers compensation insurance company will not approve the surgery. If you […]
How Delay Hurts Your Workers Compensation Case
You have probably heard the expression:  “Good things come to those who wait”.  Most of the time, that is good advice. But, it is not good advice when it comes to workers compensation. When you have been injured or are disabled, waiting is almost never a good idea.  Here are some ways that wait and delay […]
When Do Workers Compensation PPD Checks Stop?
Many people get a little confused when they start receiving permanent partial disability benefit (PPD) checks. One of the main reasons for confusion is they do not understand why they are receiving these checks or how long they will last. Hopefully, this article will give you a better understanding of how long you will receive […]
How Do Workers Compensation Cases End?
How long will my workers compensation case take?  The answer to that question is not easy. It will likely depend on a number of different factors: Whether the insurance company denies your case or some of the benefits you should receive How severely you are injured What type of work you do Whether the insurance company […]
