308a Benefits – Delaying the Inevitable

308a Benefits – Delaying the Inevitable

After PPD Benefits – 308a Benefits Can Help As I wrote in my post “PPD Benefits in Workers’ Compensation Claims”, once you are assigned your PPD rating the clock is running on your benefits. The realization that time is running out is truly frightening. An...
Do Workers’ Compensation Claims go to Trial?

Do Workers’ Compensation Claims go to Trial?

Workers’ Compensation Claims Go to Trial, but Not the Way You Think Worker’s compensation claims go to trial, but not in the traditional sense. A trial, in a personal injury lawsuit, generally resolves all outstanding issues. If the plaintiff wins then they are...
What is a repetitive work injury?

What is a repetitive work injury?

Repetition makes perfect and also sometimes injured. Repetitive work injuries can sometimes sneak up on you. Think about a baseball player who tears his UCL (elbow) ligament. It happened because after thousands of throws, repeating the same motion over and over again,...
Can I settle my Workers’ Compensation Case?

Can I settle my Workers’ Compensation Case?

Can I settle my Workers’ Compensation Case? You can settle some workers’ compensation cases, but not the way you might imagine. Workers’ compensation claims are not like a personal injury case. There is no judge or jury at the end assigning a final value to the...
Occupational Disease and Workers’ Compensation

Occupational Disease and Workers’ Compensation

How dirty is your workplace? When we think of workers’ compensation injuries it is easy to imagine that all the injuries are sudden and traumatic, e.g. I was on a construction site and the scaffolding collapsed, or I tried to lift a 50 pound bag and my back went out....

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