Workers Compensation

Am I entitled to only a percentage of what ever they determine my disability is? Will I be entitled to any other compensation? financial ruin? depression? ect.?

new case

i have a permanent partial disability since 1994, i am receiving 270 a week my average weekly wage is 864. got a new job making 400 per week gross.i fell at my new job and damaged my knee..can i receive benefits from my new job even if i am receiving benefits from my old case? please leave your phone number i don't have a lawyer yet...thanks

Firing while under doctor's care

I was fired while under doctors care for a work comp injury, is this legal?

Work-related injury

I have been off of work for approximately 3 weeks due to a back injury that I received while on the job. My place of employment said that when I get released to go back to work that they will not be giving me back the same position that I had when I went out on leave due to this injury. Is this legal for them to do? I had my injury on Sep. 6th and it is Sep 25. What should I do in this situation?

FMLA and Workers Comp.

I'm currently on WC. I sprained my MCL, strained my ACL and tore my medial meniscus. I just had surgery to repair the Meniscus. Am I required to also take FMLA.

Thank You.

Pat

work comp and retirement

I hurt myself at work and an on work comp . Can I retire and get paid for work comp and collect my retirement too?

What is 'A reasonable settlement'?

I underwent surgery-'anterior cervical discectomy, interbody fusion, and instrumentation with a plate from C4-C7' in January.

I was listed as Permanent and Stationary in June. Had QME in August. It says I have 48% whole body impairment. Also have apportionment of 20%. So my permanent disability is about 38%.

I know there is a chart that lists what % is worth what $.

My first question is this: Is it reasonable to want to get 3 years of pay as settlement, since I lost my 17 yr career as a result of the injury?

Also, the QME said that I will 'likely develop ''adjacent segment disease and therefore reservation for future surgery should be given.'' What does that mean?

I would appreciate ANY information I can get.

Thank you in advance for your help,

getting paid for doctor appointments

I was injured at work but still working. Every time I have to see a doctor for this work related injury my employer makes me clock out and I do not get paid for the time I am gone. Is this legal?

Workers Comp settlement offer to low?

Hello. My DOI is 9/07 to mid back. I did continue to work until 1/08 on modified work. After that date they took me off. They disputed paying me out benifets. We went to court and Judge wanted us to agree on a QMA. We did. After a long wait to get in to see him (3 months), then to get the report back was another delay. He pretty much ruled on our favor. Although, for whatever reason he wants another MRI (done by him) even though I had one. He states I am 100% disabled and stationary. Put me at 8% disabled is the wording I think. He could change his mind after his MRI come back.

So, other attorney offers $8,000. I do the math and come up with $10,000 in back payments they know owe that they should have paid since January' 2008. I already lost my house, and car because of this. My lawyer says California says the case is worth $5000 and I should take the $8,000 the extra $3,000 pays for him. I disagree. Of course I guess. I told my lawyer I wanted $10,000 back money owed plus the $5,000 California says I am owed. Equals $15,000 He did send a demand letter or something for settlement.

Do you agree? Is there an actual chart I can view for percent equals money owed? Your input would be great.

Thanks.

injured in 2006, still not back at work, don't know what to do?

I started seeing a w/c doctor since may of 06 due to an injury from being on the computer all day, the symptoms were consistent with carpal tunnel & cubital tunnel, but my NCV test is showing no damage, yet I have not been to work since August of 06, b/c my doc gave me permanent restrictions, and my employer has nothing for me with those restrictions. My doc declared me P&S January of 07, saying that I only have tendonitis, so that is not rateable, and also my w/c has stopped paying me as of that date. I'm not sure where to go next, my symptoms persist, and I'm having to just deal with them every day. I also have no income due to all of this, & I'm lost on what my next step should be

injured on the job

i was injured while sitting at my desk june 23rd. a metal brochure holder that was filled and weighes anywhere between 50-80lbs was placed unsafely by a co-worker and fell on the back of my head causing me to black out for a split second and is now causing me nothing but pain and suffering. i've been out on workmans comp from 6/25 until 7/29 and a pain management doctor who was told to me that he was an orthopedic stopped all my physical therapy and sent me back to work 7/30. since then i have not been able to to go back and today i had a 2nd opinion on my injury. well this orthopedic informed me that i should have seen a neurologist based on having a concussion. now my workmans comp adjuster will not pay me for being out because the pain management doctor released me when he shouldn't have. i would like to speak to someone regarding my rights in this matter. thank you so much for y our time

my benefits

The judge suspended my benefits because my DR didnt see me for more than 6-8 weeks, everytime I called the Dr to make an appointment they told me they couldnt see me until I had my other MRI, It took me over 2 months to get comp to aprove it, I had it done and maid my appointment the next day, they were booked up and cant get me in until Aug 11th, my hearing was on Aug 1st, the judge suspened my benefits for not seeing the DR before the 8 weeks. Can they do this?

do i need a lawyer?

I hurt my foot at work and i was advice by my doctor off from work for almost two months. i received therapy , medications, and consultation to the doctor that is paid by my employer's insurance carrier. and i received cash benefits 2/3 of my salary for the time being. somebody adviced me to still have a lawyer for me.

workers comp

i am mmi from a neck injury that resulted in surgery of c3/4 ruptured into spinal cord i am left with bulge at c6/7 and a syrinx at same level. i am now working with an atty to try to settle,i told her i do not want to return to this company because of the way they have acted towards me.i get a call from my employer today saying they have work for me within my fce parameters.which they never had before.my atty now tells me i have to go, or i won't get a settlement this is not what i was told by her before. what can i do ?i have a 13% whole body, and just want to settle all of it and go my own way.

Workers Compensation

I was injured on January 14, 2008, and was not able to work, and I started to collect workers comp benefits. The temp company contacted me on January 28, 2008 and said that their client did not need my services anymore, and I was let go. On April 17, 2008, the doctor released me back to full duty, but their was no job for me to go back too since the company let me go back in January. I have not found any work yet. How does the workers compensation law/ benefits apply to this situation? Will I still receive benefits until I find gainful employment?

Workmans Comp!

I work for a major airline and injured my lower back , workmans comp claim was accepted. I had ten PT sessions and saw a spinal specialist, she reccomended steroid injections. I did not decline but ask for a secound opinion for non surgical treament DRX9000 spinal decompression. If I known someone who had this non surgilcal treatment and is a candidate thru workmans comp may I get the same treatment as he/she did.

Thanks

Workmans comp issue

on dec 06 i tore my rotator cuff and had surgery in april of 07. i also have neve damage in both arms and a pinch nerve in my neck. i have been to a nero,who also said i have weak muscles.a neuro,who i said i have carp tunnl and a ortho who said i would have little range motion. i was getting ttd for seven months i never had workman comp. i recieved a letter from workman comp am i intilted to any thing? and if so what. and how long will it take for me to recieve any thing.help me please and thank you

Workers Comp Settlement and Unemployment

On my job I injured my hands (carpul tunel). I filed a claim and continued to work full time. Since my injuries are permanent they suggested surgery which I declined, I chose to close my case after final eval., and they sent me 2 small checks. I was fired about 5 weeks ago and filed for unemployment before I was aware of the money coming from a work comp ''compromise & release'' settlement. Question is ''do I have to report this settlement to the unemployment office''? Will the work comp settlement affect my unemployment? I am able to work. Thanks in advance for your response.

Hippa violation

I do not know if this is a Workers'

Compensation Law or Health Care

Law question. An injured worker

received a $10,000 retraining

voucher from his company�s Workers�

Compensation insurance company.

All the correct documentation was

faxed over to the insurance company

along with an invoice for release of

the retraining voucher funds to the

retraining program. The insurance

has denied payment of funds to this

retraining program for various

reasons. Before the injured worker

received the denial letter, the

manager of the retraining program

advised the injured worker that the

insurance company had faxed them

the injured worker's confidential

medical record information. The

insurance company never asked for

authorization to release confidential

medical information to a third party.

I believe this action was a direct

violation of HIPPA. Am I correct in

my opinion? Thank you.

Ppd

I was injured 8 years ago. I had an anterior cervical discectomy w/fusion as a result . I am still under a dr. care. About 2 years in I received a letter from my work comp carrier notifying me they were requesting an IME. They made an appt. with a local psychologist and told me what date & time to be there. In this Dr�s report he stated �quote� �current impairment rating, using the AMA Guidelines, Fifth Edition, would be approximately 25% to the body as a whole. This rating is a result of chronic pain and her depression and does not include any physical impairment that might be applied by her physician.� My physician later gave me an impairment rating of 28% to the body as a whole.

My attorney (which I no longer have) said my disability was 53% to the body as a whole.

What is my payable disability rating? 28% or 53%? And would that be % of 300 or 400 weeks? If this is all owed me where would I find my backup.