Workers Compensation Questions...

Paying Back Workmans Comp from 3rd Party Settlement?  If someone is injured on the job and receives workers comp benefits, and also won a 3rd party personal injury claim...

Is workman's compensation supposed ...

Fell Off a Roof with No Insurance...  While looking for a job I met a man named Jim who asked me if I was a roofer. I told him yes and he asked me if I could start repairing a roof for him....

Insurance Denying Medical Bills?  I was walking out to my car when I slipped on some ice in the driveway. I hit my head on the edge of some bricks when I fell and I ended up with 6 staples ...

Second Knee Injury While on Workers Comp for a Different Injury...  I hurt one of my knees while working. I had surgery about 4 years ago. I'm still on workers compensation but working a light duty position at the same ...

Scar on Forehead...  I hit my head on some equipment hanging on the wall where I was working. The equipment had a screw sticking out of it and cut me on my forehead. There ...

Which Doctor Has Authority?  I fell at work after returning from surgery and re-injured the same area. Workers Comp allowed me to see the attending surgeon for my right side and had ...

Herniated and Bulged Disc from Fall While Working...  I work as a utility meter reader. In January when there was a lot of snow I slipped and fell on my back. There was a smooth piece of wood under the snow ...

Injured At Work While Not On Company Time...  I work for a grooming shop in Massachusetts. I fell one day when I stopped by to talk to a co-worker. I fell because of some of the products we use like ...

Back Injury at Work 21 Years Ago...  Back in early 1991 or 92' I injured myself at work. I opened a Workers Compensation Fund claim and received treatment and therapy. I was off work for about ...

Injured Knee Hurting Again...  In May 2011 I was injured at work from a patient attacking me. My knee was messed up and I was out of work for six weeks. I received one workman's compensation ...

Moved from my department after recovering from my injury...  I had a slip and fall accident at work and was injured. It took me 8 months of rehab to recover. I was moved from my department of 22 years into another ...

Can an employer demand I complete rehab on my own time?  I am suffering from doctor-diagnosed tendonitis of both wrists due to the extensive typing required by my job. My supervisor insisted on filing a Workers ...

Horseplay at Work Results in Injury...  As I was in training out in the field with my supervisor talking to me in my right ear (it was noisy) when another employee ran from behind me and jumped ...

M.R.S.A. in Knee from Work...  Prior to the following incident I have never had knee problems nor have ever been hospitalized...

On 12/12/11, my right knee was swollen, red, and tender ...

Denied Workers Comp Settlement Because of Disability Payments...  My workers compensation claim was made in the State of Maryland. After falling at work due to the negligence of another employee in December of 2009, I ...

Fell Off a Stack of Pallets at Work...  I slipped and fell off a stack of pallets at work. I fell onto my right side where I struck my elbow and my head. I was diagnosed with cubital tunnel syndrome ...

Burned at Work Due To Lack of Safe Uniforms...  My son got second degree burns at work when his clothes caught on fire. He needed two surgeries and he still has a lot of pain in his back. After the incident ...

No MMI After Suffering a Broken Leg One Year Ago...  My husband suffered a broken leg at work. A mud motor rolled off the forklift and hit my husband's leg and broke it. He had to have surgery and screws ...

Who is liable for fall in a parking lot at work?  Last night while walking to my car from work at the hospital I fell and hurt myself quite severely. I had a similar injury about three or four years ago....

Injuries Discovered After Settlement...  My husband had a slip and fall at work and broke his wrist. He fell down two flights of stairs. The pain in his wrist and arm was intense, but after tons ...

Physically Assaulted by Another Employee at Work...  I was at work and another employee and I were just "shooting the breeze" when he suddenly got upset and physically attacked me. He hit me and knocked me ...

Can my boss prevent me from working with crutches?  I hurt my left ankle a week ago outside of work. I am now in a air-cast and crutches. I have no insurance so everything is coming out of my pocket. So ...

Stepped on a Nail at Work and Fell Down Steps...  I am a police officer and on 01/30/12 at approximately 5:30 am while at work I stepped on a nail on a stairwell which consequently ripped my boot off. They ...

How much for a finger amputation at work?  A couple of weeks ago my boyfriend lost half of his middle finger at work. When the machine ripped it off it also took the tendon out. We wanted to know ...

Employer Won't Accomodate My Injury...  I tore my ACL a few weeks ago and will be having surgery on Feb 10th. Since I will be on crutches for awhile I have requested for my office to be moved ...

Should I be protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act?  I have a work related injury issue I would like your comments on...

I had a very moderate ankle sprain which I have doctors' notes for. I know I had ...

Cut at work due to the carelessness of my boss...  I work in a kitchen as a cook at an assisted living facility. Yesterday January 29th, 2012 while at work I stepped on a piece of glass that was left on ...

Slipped at Work and Hurt My Knees...  I'm a dental assistant and was at work assisting the doctor in the exam room. I guess my manager had mopped our lab and I didn't know. She didn't tell ...

Will Workers Comp Cover My Bills If I Quit My Job?   I was injured twice at work. In the first incident, I opened a door from a trailer on a dock. When I opened it, I noticed a load lock set straight up and ...

Workers Comp Claim Interfering with Auto Accident Settlement...  My job is to drive from site to site for my employer and assist the staff when short of people. One day while leaving a site headed to another I was rear ...

Employer Not Paying Medical Bills...  I cut my finger at work and went to the emergency room. They registered my injury as a workers compensation claim. I have been getting calls to pay the ...

Burned with Hot Water by a Co-worker...  My coworker and I were walking down the hall together. She was carrying a cup of hot water from the coffee pot which she was taking to her desk to make ...

Injured while helping a friend in his moving business...  My friend does moving for Move.com. He had a moving job and asked if I could help. While I was helping with the job, I injured my left arm and required ...

Workers Compensation Doctor's Report...  My husband was hurt on the job in October of last year. He was placed on workers compensation. He saw an orthopedic doctor who released him on December ...

Work Injury Claim Complications...  I was injured on the job in February of 2006. I had to file a workers compensation claim as the employer was screwing me over by not providing me medical ...

Chemical Burn at Work...  I came home today (1/17/12) to find my girlfriend with second degree burns all down her right leg and a little on her arm. I work around chemicals and ...

Why am I not receiving a check?  I was injured on the job. I reported it to my employer. They have been paying all of the medical expenses and for my medications, but I have not received ...

Robbed at Gunpoint While Working, Then Fired 3 Days Later...  I was managing a retail store and working alone. I was robbed at gunpoint at 9am on a Friday morning. I was suspended then fired on the following Monday....

Company Not Following OSHA Regulations...  I was employed at a railroad car company in Altoona, PA. The company never followed O.S.H.A. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) fall protection ...

Tripped Over a Parking Stop While Leaving Work...  I was leaving work at a large national chain retail electronics store, and while I was walking out I tripped over a parking stop that was not painted. I ...

Two Permanent Disability Claims...  I was hurt and got a settlement back in 2000 along with a disability rating. Now I am filing for disability for something else and I'm wondering if that ...

Employer Liability to Hospitalized Worker?  I accompanied a client from a treatment center home to see her ailing father. I got extremely ill and had to go to the hospital for 36 hours. The company ...

Electric Shock at Work...  I make car batteries at my job. A table of batteries was turned on by another worker right when I was removing the wire from them. My co-worker made a ...

Epileptic Seizures Resulting from Workplace Fall...  My husband fell at his workplace about 15 years ago. He was taken care of medically and later left the job. It appears that he sustained quite an impact ...

Is my previous employer liable for future complications of a previous injury?  I injured my back after lifting roof decking while at work. I reported it to my supervisor that same day and continued to work. After several days the ...

Injured Back In Fall While Working at a Coffee House...  I've been experiencing severe back pain for quite some time but recently I've been experiencing the pain at a different level. I find that I can no longer ...

Cut My Finger While Working at a Bar...  I was asked to work on New Years Eve on a one-off occasion for a club in Birmingham, AL. Although I'd had previous restaurant experience, I didn't have ...

Can I still sue if I take a settlement?  I was hurt at work in 2008. I also had restrictions for carpel tunnel that were overlooked by my employer. I worked until January 2010. I filed for workers ...

Injured While Working Off the Books...  I was working off the books rehabbing a house for its owner. I was re-adjusting a middle cabinet in the kitchen on a ladder when I fell off and caught ...

CNA Hit in the Face by Patient...  I am a CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant). As I was changing a patient's diaper he reached up and hit me in the face. He broke my nose and knocked my teeth ...

Can I Sue My Ex Employer for an Injury a Couple of Years Ago?   I was at a job meeting a couple of years ago and I slipped and fell. I got an MRI done and found out I had a dislocated disc. I was taking medication for ...

Employer Not Filing an Incident Report for My Fractured Ankle...  I slipped and fell at work while I was clocked in. The owner was quiet and did not say anything besides "stay off of it for a few minutes and put ice on ...

Fell Off a Roof While Working Construction...  I worked for a construction company in California and was sent to Nevada for a job. I was on a roof replacing shingles, not tied, and I slipped and fell ...

Pushed by My Supervisor...  I was pushed to the floor by my former supervisor. The supervisor was attempting to fire me and was insulting me. I told him to stop and if he really didn'...

Can I Sue a Contractor for Causing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?  On 7/2/11 I was conducting a hydrographic survey of a channel in Texas for the US Army Corps of Engineers. We were surveying the channel to check on the ...

Slipped Discs and Pinched Nerve from Fall at Work...  I slipped and fell at work. The fall bruised my left knee and it swelled up. I called my supervisor and told him what happened, but they just laughed and ...

Injured After Signing Waiver of Liability...  I went to an event for work. It was a team building exercise at an indoor go-kart track. The briefing given to participants stated no hitting other karts,...

Run Over by a Truck at Work...  My boss was driving a 26 foot boxtruck and I had to direct him while he was backing out of a tight spot. I backed him up and went to get into the truck....

Safety Hazards at Work Cause Injuries...  My place of employment has a dangerous drain hole and warped tile floor. It has been a safety hazard for almost 3 years. Many safety reports have been ...

Damaged Safety Equipment at Workplace...  At my workplace we have oven mitts that are rippled and I happened to burn my thumb due to a huge hole in one of the mitts. Also, the rubber gloves which ...

Knee Injury On the Job...  I was on top of a building, supposed to have another person up there with me helping clean but no one was there. The hose for dust was slipping off so ...

Robbed at Gunpoint Twice at Work...  I've been robbed twice at gunpoint while at work. The corporation refuses to do anything about it. A customer was even killed there and they still refuse ...

Accidentally Broke My Co-Worker's Hand Horsing Around...  At work one day my co-worker came up to me and started play fighting with me. I was on the phone at the time and to get him to knock it off I went to kick ...

Sent Back to Work with a Fractured Arm...  I went to work Friday where I fell and hurt my arm. I filed an incident report and went back to work, but after I got home my arm started to hurt worse....

Fell Down the Steps at My Job...  I was carrying a big printer down some steps at work in 2006 and the steps weren't lit very well. I couldn't see the next step and fell down them and the ...

Falling at work due to footwear?  I work at a restaurant where we recently began to be required to wear a specific brand of converse sneakers. They are not slip-resistant at all, if anything ...

Hurt on the job and told to keep working...  I cut myself pretty bad on the job at 10 am. I called my boss and told him that I need stitches and I was bleeding badly. He told me to do one more delivery ...

Child Injured on the Job...  My son is 13 years of age. He was at work and was on the back of a moving truck with a trailer hooked onto it. He fell between the truck and trailer and ...

Fired for Broken Leg...  I was fired from my job today because I broke my leg a month ago and couldn't work. I have provided all the doctor and medical information to them. They ...

Lawsuit Against Nursing Home for Working Short Staffed?  I work as a Nursing Assistant at a nursing home. My fellow co-workers and I have worked short staffed more than 5 times in the last month. Short staffed ...

Airline Not Following Baggage Handling Policy Causes Back Injury...  I work for a major US airline in ground operation. I loaded bags for 17 years. It is company policy to have 2 employees move anything over 70 lbs. After ...

Workers Compensation demanding reimbursment for work related injury...  I recently dropped a workers compensation claim on the suggestion from my workers comp attorney. He claimed that I didn't have a strong enough case because ...

Repetitive Stress Injury...  I was using a crimper (that I had complained was too difficult to use) to crimp aluminum sleeves onto a lanyard cable. I usually used a stool to gain more ...

Injured at work and not allowed to file a report...  I was at work and a chair with wheels went out from under me when I tried to sit down. I hit the floor quite hard and noted pain immediately. I said I ...

On the Job Back Injury...  I was walking past the sink area at work and fell flat on my back. I left work and immediately went to the hospital, but a couple of days later my employers ...

Assaulted by Coworker and Fired from My Job...  I was brutally assaulted by a co-worker and knocked unconscious, hitting the concrete while unconscious he continued to hit me. There are witnesses. I ...

Employer's Responsibility?  If I am not considered an independent contractor while delivering products for my employer, and they require me to use my own vehicle for the purpose of ...

Injured Without Filing an Incident Report...  My father is a semi driver. Two days ago he was in a plant having his truck loaded. A fork lift driver behind him had the forks raised high as my dad bent ...

Does workers comp have to settle my case?  I was injured on the job in September of 2010. I was released to go back to work in February 2011. I have not heard from the insurance company since....

Job is Denying My Claim...  I broke my left arm at work. Right when I went on lunch break I went outside and then slipped on ice, falling and breaking my arm. I could have been an ...

Can I file a personal injury lawsuit against my boss?  I told my boss my lab stool was broken and she said she would not replace it. Two weeks later the chair fell apart when I went to sit down and I was injured....

Worker Liability Insurance Company Refuses to Pay Bill...  I was filling in as a house-cleaner for a day for a business owner friend of mine. I was washing a hand-cut glass that cracked and cut my hand deeply. I ...

Diffuse Disk Bulge from Lifting Office Equipment...  Last year I was working as a janitor. I was asked to lift some file cabinets and move office equipment upstairs. As soon as we started moving cabinets ...

Problems Getting Benefits for Work Injury...  I slipped off the forklift at work. I landed the wrong way and hurt my back and hip. I didn't think much of it the rest of the day and didn't say anything ...

Compensation for Care Provided by a Spouse?  I was burned at work and have lost my hearing. I was sent home with open wounds and I had a nurse sent to my house. The nurse came to my house for only ...

Struck by Pallets at Work...  In March 2010 I was struck on the head and back by a total of 3 pallets when a forklift driver was splitting the stack of pallets. The pallets that struck ...

Fell and Injured My Back at Work...  I was walking in the back receiving area of a major retail store chain where I work. I fell after getting pushed by the unloading shoot that was being ...

Can my workmans comp case be re-opened?  I hurt my back approximately 1.5 years ago at work. They sent me to 2 doctors. The last one told me there was nothing else he could do after therapy and ...

Pushed by a Co-worker...  I was pushed by a co-worker at work. I landed pretty hard and now my tail bone hurts. I reported it to my manager and HR but nothing has been done. It'...

Slip and Fall in the Rain at Work...  I was injured at work. I was on the clock taking out the trash when it was raining and I fell in the doorway of the store. I called my boss and let him ...

Can I sue my employer in civil court?  There was an explosion at work. I suffered several life threatening injuries including the crushing of my leg which required a life saving complete amputation....

Hurt by Airport Equipment...  My mother works for a company at the airport. She was injured while working one day from the equipment they use. She told the manger ahead of time that ...

Can I get workers comp benefits after 4 months?  I slipped and fell backwards out of a semi truck at work. I was reaching in to get my stuff out of the truck. My fleet manager said I had to get my stuff ...

Fingers Cut Off at Work...  My boyfriend cut off two of his fingers at work. Workmans compensation said there is a set amount for loss of fingers. However my boyfriend did not take ...

No Settlement from Workers Comp Until I Get a Job?  I was injured in 2008 with a damaged bicep tendon and herniated disc (5-6 cervical disc). I've had three surgeries to my right shoulder to move the bicep ...

Knee Sprain at Work...  I recently began working for a large retail chain, 3 weeks ago. They had a huge sale and I rang up over $1,600 dollars of merchandise, mostly $3 - $10 ...

Tooth Injury at Work...  I was working and my tooth broke from something hitting me in the face. I don't really remember what it was. My boss offered me some over the counter pain ...

Injured Knee While Working as a City Bus Driver...  I'm a city bus driver. I hit my left knee on the corner of the bus fare box and it got hurt very badly. I let my supervisor know about it after it after ...

Losing work hours after injury...  In June 2011 I fell and broke my wrist. My bosses were very good about time off that I needed to recover. I have no health insurance. They said they would ...

Fell off a ladder at work 8 years ago...  I was a maintenance man and also did machine repair at my former job of 20+ years. My boss told me to get a ladder and check to see what was in the box ...

Compensation for on the job injury resulting in total disability?   I was injured on my job in January 2011. A forklift dropped a 1/4 ton concrete slab on me. I was left with permanent damage and I'm now totally disabled....

Injured by a Co-worker...  I work as a produce clerk in Memphis. I was in the cooler reaching to get a crate full of grapes when my co-worker threw 2 large apples at my lower back ...

Compensation for Scarred Finger?  While working at a restaurant in Orlando, I was emptying a glass of ice in the "dishes" area and the glass broke and a piece fell on my thumb. It was heavy ...

Fired While on Workmans Comp...  I was pulling double tractor trailers and had something go wrong with the back trailer. It started swerving all over the road. I tried keeping the trailers ...

Will working affect workmans comp benefits?  I was at work when I stepped on a retaining wall and it fell in. I called my boss and told her I was hurt and I was going home. She told me to go back ...

Anxiety After Getting Robbed at Work...  I was robbed in October of last year while working at my job at a hotel. I was only given 3 counseling sessions and was required to go back to work two ...

Burned While Working in a Restaurant...  I work for a national restaurant chain. I had to heat something in the microwave and someone already had grits in there. They had filled the bowl too high ...

Secondary Knee Injury Caused by Work Injury...  I was walking at work and due to my employer's policy of wearing heals I tore up my knee and tore my leg muscle. While off due to that injury I went to ...

Workman's Comp Insurance Can't Find a Doctor...  I injured my right shoulder on the job. My company has private insurance instead of Texas workman's comp, but goes by the same rules if it's to their advantage....

Pain from Epidural Steroid Injection...  I've been injured since January 2010 and workman's comp namely took their time to approve my Epidural Steroid Injection (18 months after my injury). Now ...

Hurt at a Jobsite While Working for a Temp Agency...  I work at a temp agency and got hurt at the job they sent me to.

While working the assembly line and sitting on top of the platform on a chair, I reached ...

Missed Workers Compensation Renewal...  My employee told me that she has 2nd degree burns on her lips as a result of her own mistakes. She was not operating under our safety codes and work ethics,...

Can I Sue My Employer for Unfair Treatment?  I slipped and fell while working at a chain restaurant as I was going into the back. There was no wet floor sign so I had no idea that someone had mopped ...

Injury Settlement for Rotator Cuff Surgery...  Two years ago I was injured at work requiring me to have rotator cuff surgery. During surgery they found out I also had a complete tear of the bicep. I ...

Broken Wrist from Fall at Work...  I was going to the bathroom at work when I slipped and fell. I went to wash my hands and slipped on water that had been leaking from the toilet. There ...

Can't work after workmans comp injury...  I was unloading a truck at work and felt a pain in my elbow. It soon radiated to my hand with numbness and tingling which then radiated to my shoulder ...

Federal Employees Workers Compensation Question...  While on temporary duty (TDY) for the Federal Government in Dallas, TX I slipped on a slanted burb on the hotel driveway when I was entering the hotel....

Need Workmans Compensation Information...  When working at the hobby store I fell off a 10' ladder to the floor. I was seen immediately after by my doctor and sent to physical therapy. I was out ...

Workmans Compensation Claim for Facial Scar and Permanent Nerve Damage...  I am wondering if I have a case. About a year ago I had an accident at work. I went up to a cream tank that was pressurized and at the time not labeled ...

What's the Workers Compensation Assessment for a Broken Ankle?  I was working when I went to walk down the stairs and twisted my right foot, fell down the stairs and broke my left ankle. No one is at fault really since ...

Workmans Comp Back Injury Case...  I was working at my brother's farm, feeding his sheep and goats when I fell. The ramp that was built for the feed barn was painted, which made the surface ...

Workers Comp Carrier Refusing to Cover Future Medicals in Back Injury Settlement...  We are about to close and settle a back injury case from a work related injury in 1995. The workers compensation insurance carrier has agreed to settle ...

Is Plantar Faschiitis a Work Related Injury?   I was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis that was caused by excessive walking and standing on my job. The insurance company denied my claim stating that ...

Office Chair Causing Back Problems, Can I Claim Workers Comp?  Two weeks ago our work office was moved to a new building and we were assigned new chairs. By the 3rd day in the chair I felt discomfort and the 4th day ...

Broken Arm Affecting Work Hours...  I broke my arm from an injury outside of work. I went back to work only to find my hours were significantly cut. They just hired on a new employee and ...

Can auto insurance pull information from an old workers comp claim?  My husband and I are trying to settle on an auto accident. The auto insurance company is trying to tell us that they're reviewing my husband's 8 year old ...

Workmans comp giving me the run around...  I was injured at work. I deliver mail and while I was leaning over to grab a bundle the hatch fell on me, injuring my head, neck, back and arm. I went ...

Tip of Finger Cut Off at Work...  I had the tip of my dominant hand's middle finger cut off in a door slamming incident at work. I chose to return to work though I was given a doctor's ...

Corneal Transplant After Work Injury...  I was at work and got a piece of metal in my eye which gave it a bad infection and left a corneal scar. I had to have a corneal transplant due to the scar ...

Employer Has No Workmans Comp Insurance...  On June 26, 2010 I was working at a riverfront bar and fell and tore a ligament under my right knee cap. I reported it to the owner and he told me to go ...

Compensation for Loss of Eyesight in Right Eye?  I was working at a boatyard and got hit in the head with a wench. I was winching a dock out of the water at the time. Part of my skull was crushed and ...

Workers comp stopped paying benefits...  I was hurt on the job on July 13, 2010. I tore a disc in my lower back. Workers comp benefits were good for the first few months but now I can't seem to ...

Can I file a workers comp claim if I already clocked out for the day?  I worked my shift and had already clocked out. After clocking out I was walking out of the building and tripped and fell in the parking lot, fracturing ...

Should I apply for workers compensation benefits AND social security disability?  Greetings. I'm a 53 year old single woman living in Nassau County, NY. I was delivering mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS) and was struck ...

Workers Comp Doctor Contradicts His Own Diagnosis and Prognosis...  I was injured on the job. First the workers compensation doctor said I had no permanent impairment, then he listed permanent restrictions: no lifting, repetitive ...

Not Scheduled to Work After Workers Comp Claim is Filed...  I have a sit down job for 8 hours a day, Monday through Friday. I have nerve problems and/or a herniated disc from sitting too long at work. I haven't ...

Is Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Covered by Workers Compensation?  I've been a nursing assistant for 8 years. In my job I turn, lift, balance and do many other physical duties for my patients. Back in January I woke up ...

How Can I Get My Employer to Pay for an MRI?  I was using an electric pallet jack and the machine surged backwards, pinning my upper arm next to a beam and piece of steel. The emergency button did ...

Dislocated Shoulder and Nerve Damage from Fall at Work...  My boss called from out of town and someone called me to the phone to speak to him on another line. While walking to the phone I tripped and fell, severely ...

Illegal Workers Compensation Practices by Employer...  I got injured on the job and my employer was threatening me with termination, saying "If you get one more incident you are going to terminated." This was ...

How long can I stay home to recover from a work injury?  A base of a work basket was hit by another associate by mistake which moved the front end of the basket. I was walking past at the time and the basket ...

Multiple Knee Injuries at Work...  I had finished working and clocked out. My truck battery was dead, so my boss jumped started my truck for me. It had been raining that day. The water was ...

Can I Re-Open an Old Workers Compensation Claim?  I was pushed forward by a car and "hyper extended" my toe...or so the doctors told me. I had x-rays and spent a good month or two between doctors and physical ...

Carpal Tunnel Workmans Compensation Case...  I have been working for federal government for 13 years and worked in the same industry for 27 years. I now have carpal tunnel. My question is: Can I still ...

New Injury or Re-Injury?  I was injured in a car accident at work 6 years ago. I did not have a lawyer for my workmans comp claim, but I did have one for the personal injury against ...

Fired after permanent injury at work...  I was crushed at work by approximately 3,000 lbs when a forklift truck knocked over a pallet on top of me. My injuries are:

-broken leg/ankle, surgery ...

Work Injury to My Thumb Caused Nerve Damage...  I cut my thumb at work and it was not my employer's fault. But now my thumb has no feeling in it and feels weird, like it's itchy all the time. It's been ...

Will Osteoarthritis Affect My Workmans Comp Claim?  I slipped off a company van and sprained my hand. I did not know I had osteoarthritis in that hand. Ever since the fall my finger and hand stay swollen ...

Workers Comp Mistake...  My husband was working and while cleaning the outside of a commercial building he was struck by a 60ft ladder. The owner of the ladder was a contractor ...

Reporting a workers compensation injury after 30 days?  This is about a Haitian friend that works at a fast food chicken restaurant as a cook. This happened around March or April 2011.

She was trying to ...

Injured in Aggravated Assault While Working...  I work for a mall. While I was doing my job outside at 7:30am a truck with 2 passengers drove by and shot me approximately 8 times with a pellet gun. I ...

Can I file a workers comp claim after retiring?  I'm a construction worker and have worked with the same company for 27 years. This past April, I injured my shoulder which my immediate supervisor duly ...

Should I still receive payments if I don't hit 80% of my pre accident income?  I'm on Workman's comp for a car accident while I was on the job. I've been getting weekly checks and not had any real problems so far. My doctor has put ...

Caught working while on disability...  I had eye surgery and the doctor gave me a month to recover. I was on disability but office got busy so on 3 different days I did a little work. I told ...

How long will my workmans comp pay me?  I was injured on the job January 20, 2011. I've had 2 surgeries and my doctor told me yesterday I will not be able to return to my job for 6 months, which ...

Are workers comp doctors giving me the run around?  I fell off a ladder at work on September 13, 2010. My shoulder has had the same pain ever since that day. First I went to a shoulder doctor and he said ...

Hospitalized after Truck Accident at Work...  Over 11 years ago I had an accident. I was working for waste management and while I tried to pull myself up to the truck I fell down and got dragged by ...

Cut Off from Workers Comp Benefits...  I am a Doctor of Chiropractic and was injured at my practice in December 2008. I was helping a patient off the table when they started to fall, the patient ...

Cut Off Finger While Working...  I cut my index finger off and damaged the 3rd finger while at a meat market on a Monday morning. I had surgery Monday night and came home from the hospital ...

Injured in auto accident caused by my boss...  I was in the passenger side of the vehicle going from one job to another and my boss was driving. He ran a red light causing us to be broad sided on my ...

My Workers Compensation Provider Hasn't Found Me a Doctor...  I had surgery 2 weeks ago for an open compound fracture to my pinky. I was told to see a specialist hand doctor in 2 weeks. The workers compensation provider ...

Workers Comp Medical Problems...  I was receiving workers compensation benefits and my doctor referred me to a pain specialist. The workers comp insurance carrier would not pay for the ...

Compensation for Forklift Injury at Work...  I had a work related injury on 8/15/10 while operating a high reach forklift. I herniated two discs and had SLAP tears in my shoulder (Superior Labrum ...

Refusing Thumb Surgery Recommendation by Workers Comp Doctors...  I injured my thumb at work. The doctors are recommending a fusion of one of the joints of my thumb, but I don't want to do the surgery. Do I have a choice?...

Workers Compensation Injury Reporting Question...  I won a workers compensation case from my old employer back in 2001 for a lower back injury (I ruptured several disk in a fall). I was retrained for a ...

Filing Workmans Compensation and a Homeowner's Insurance Case?  I fell and was injured on the job. I had 2 surgeries to correct the injury, and left with a frozen shoulder. I have a workers compensation case opened ...

Is this Offer from State Workmans Comp Fair?  I was working for the city government in Virginia. While making an emergency water repair I was run over by a drunk driver. I lost 18% of the use of my ...

What is a "Notice of Decision" in a Workers Comp Case?  I've driven a school bus for 25 years and have been working at my present company for 5 years. I drive about 9 hours a day, sitting in the same seat 6 ...

Can Workers Comp Deny In Home Support?   I had back surgery three months ago, now it looks like I am going to have another surgery. My doctor ordered in-home support. Can my workers comp deny ...

Workers Comp Knee Injury...  I incurred an knee injury on the job. My knee has been losing strength and giving out since then. I went to the doctor, then got up, lost the strength ...

What are Workers Comp Terms for Permanent Disability?  I fell and was injured on poorly designed steps. Others have also fallen there. The property owners have since changed the steps. I herniated my L5 vertebrae ...

I Need Workers Comp Help...  I fell off a ladder at work on 6-22-11 and went to the urgent care center. X-rays showed a broken wrist and the urgent care doctor recommended I see an ...

What Are My Workmans Comp Rights?  After I finished my shift at work I got hit by a car as a pedestrian. It happened just across from the hospital I work at. Can I claim from the other party'...

Workers Comp Insurance Coverage Question...  I work for a labor company in Massachusetts that recycles refrigerators. My occupation is to cut out the compressors. One evening I had just finished cutting ...

Workers Compensation Benefit Not Enough...  My job entails loading trucks. I have to load couches and other excessively heavy objects (all weighing 50 to 140lbs) into the truck by myself.

I have ...

Workers Comp Injuries...  Last April I was working on a job and fell over a wooden pallet. I fell on both of my knees and hit my head on the ground. I have pain in my leg and recently ...

How much for this workmans comp claim?  I am 48 years old and from the state of MT. I slipped on the stairs and broke my hip while at work in 2009. I underwent treatments and surgeries since ...

Federal Workmans Comp Question...  I worked for the federal government in a pharmacy. I slipped on a thick safety mat (my right foot went underneath the mat). I grabbed the counter to keep ...

Workers Compensation Claim Investigation...  I was at work, doing a typical job task on my knees stocking cameras. Upon getting up, I had an intense pain, pull and pop in my knee. The doctor says ...

Can I receive workmans comp benefits and continue working?  I live in Florida and work at a grocery deli. Two years ago I was setting up for lunch when the glass lid to the hotline (about the size of a windshield)...

Looking for free workers comp advice...  I work on a drilling rig. I was up in the derrick (about 130 feet from the ground) and my driller picked up the top drive and didn't pay any attention....

Back Injury and Workers Compensation...  I was injured on the job in 2008. I was on worker's comp immediately afterwards. I had two surgeries which didn't fix my problem because I am still having ...

Do workmans compensation settlements include childcare costs?  My son is a tire mechanic. A tire blew up while he was working, and it broke his nose up badly. It dislocated and ripped his right thumb up.

His nose ...

What are my Workmans Compensation Rights?  I was on a ladder at work doing carpet installation and was stretching and twisting. When I was coming down the ladder I felt instant and constant pain ...

Workmans Comp Benefit for Salaried Workers?  A service department manager (certified mechanic) has an injury to his thumb while working for a car dealership. This occurs while he is having to work ...

Workmans Compensation Benefit Isn't Enough...  I signed the workers comp settlement and now I found out my Social Security Disability is going to be like 80% lower. I should have gotten a lawyer to ...

Question About Workmans Comp Claim Handling...  I was moving a 4 ft piece of 10 inch pipe when I injured my back at our pipe shop. I have a bulging disc at L4-5, and a 10x5x10-mm left paracentral disc ...

Workmans Compensation Benefits After 30 Years?  I'm in the state of Alabama. Thirty years ago I injured my thumb on the job and I filed a workers comp claim. I had surgery on the thumb and was told by ...

Receiving Benefits Years After Workmans Comp Injury...  I had a workmans comp injury and hurt both of my wrists back in September of 2006 at my former place of employment. Almost 6 years down the road I'm still ...

Hard to Find Workmans Compensation Attorney to Take My Case...  I was injured in the past on my job and settled with workers compensation. I recently had another injury (a slip and fall) and am out of work once more....

Employment Workmans Compensation Question...  In March of 2010 I had ulnar nerve surgery and shortly after that I had carpal tunnel surgery. This was all on my right arm and I'm right handed. I now ...

What's the Statute of Limitations with Workmans Compensation?  I had slipped and fell and was knocked out. When I was able to wake up and get up, I went over and advised my supervisor that I fell and hit my head. She ...

Getting Workmans Comp Settlements 10 Years Later?  I have a question about workmans comp settlements being offered by the adjuster 10 years after the accident...

In 1999 I was injured from lifting a ...

Question About Workmans Compensation Doctors...  I have a questions about Workmans Compensation doctors. I have been to two different doctors and they both have different opinions. One doctor says I shouldn'...

Question about knee injuries and workers comp...  I fell at work. I work in the meat dept of a grocery store in Burlington, WI. The whole back room needs to be hosed down when cleaning. We have two drains ...

What is Workmans Comp Settlement for Permanent Disability?  I hurt both of my knees, calf and back because of a faulty bus brake. I have been off work for a little over a year, and I was just given an opportunity ...

Workers Comp Problems...  I'm having workers comp problems with the doctor sending me back to work too soon. I was released by the MD to return to work, but I told him I wasn't ...

Workmans Comp Lawsuit Involving Plantar Fasciitis...  I was seen by a Doctor regarding my injury which occurred at work. My doctor has stated that this was a work related injury on my foot. I had surgery on ...

How Long Does My Employer Have to Make a Workmans Compensation Settlement?  I was injured at work. As a result of the accident my finger was partially amputated. After I was fully released by the doctor I had a meeting with my ...

Employment Workers Comp Question...  I have a question about my employment workers comp... I just got hired and was working as a deli clerk, 2 months on the job, 40 hours a week, for $9.20 ...

What's the Correct Employer Workers Compensation for a Back Injury?  I have an employer workers compensation question... I was 3 1/2 months pregnant working at major fast food restaurant chain. My boss told me to go get ...

Can I Sue My Employer?  I live in Nevada and have been offered a settlment in a workers comp case. I was told you can't sue an employer in this state, is this true? The offer ...

Workmans Compensation Back Injury...  I had a workmans compensation back injury on November 10, 2010. I went to the emergency room and a physical exam was preformed. I was told it was a common ...

Head Injury While Working at a Gas Station...  My son was working in a Gas Station and he was closing up for the night. He was alone and a robber was hiding and hit him on his head with a sledge hammer ...

Workmans Compensation Injury to my Right Foot...  In November 2008, I was doing my job at a warehouse store distribution center. I was labeling product when another employee on an EPJ (electric pallet ...

Workers Compensation Eye Injury...  I was on a forklift when the hydraulic line busted. Fluid hit me in both eyes and now I have floaters. The doctor said that they might go away in time ...

Restaurant Workers Compensation for Trip and Fall...  I just had a very bad trip and fall at work last Saturday, due to the owner/or manager's negligence to properly fix the plastic mats laying on the floor ...

Workers Comp Slip and Fall Case at a School...  My adult son fell and broke his leg in 3 places with a compound fracture. After 3 hours of surgery they put a metal rod in his leg.

He fell in a school ...

Second Opinion in Workers Comp Case...  I was injured on the job in FL. Employed by a large "Big Box" employer who uses a third party administrator (TPA) for workers comp cases. I have not worked ...

Workers Comp Not Paying for Knee Injury...  While caring for a patient I tripped over the patient's wheelchair wheel and twisted my left knee. The employer's insurance company has denied me benefits ...

Workers Comp Questions about a Pre-Existing Condition...   I have a few workers comp questions that I hope you can help me with. I work on computer keyboards for 8 hours everyday, non-stop. The pay is based on ...

Head Injury at Work...  I fell at work on ice and hit my head. I had a grade 3 concussion. I don't remember a lot after the fall. I did vomit and was very delusional. The manager ...

Back Injury Workmans Comp Settlement...  I'm involved in a back injury workmans comp settlement and have a question. I injured my back at my part-time job. I'd been on light duty for over 7 months ...

What is my employee right with workmans comp?  I'm not sure if this is a violation of my employee right with workmans comp... I was having sharp pains in my right hand and told my supervisor about it ...

Workers Compensation Back Injury  My friend fell at work a few years ago, went out on workers comp for a few weeks, after a few injections went back to work full duty and the case was closed....

Slip and Fall at Work...  I had a slip and fall at work and don't know what kind of case it is. Ice fell during the night and our company acknowledged a 2 hour delay to work. I ...

Can I still file a claim for an old workers comp disability?  I have a workers comp disability question: I work in retail. I have been experiencing pain in my right shoulder. I started experiencing the pain while ...

Do I have legal recourse besides workers compensation?  I informed my employer I was unable to lift heavy objects but was told tough, it was part of the job. But I was never informed of the lifting involved....

Work Injury Settlement for Loss of Thumb?  I was at work and the boss's son cut my thumb off with a skill saw. I was holding a board for him and he came down and hit my thumb. What could I expect ...

Workers Compensation Claim from 10 Years Ago...  About ten years ago. I was working for a construction company. I had fallen off a ladder and broke my ankle. I had a claim at that time through workers ...

Work Injury due to Improper Training...  I work with a machine and its safety features had been fiddled with so men could run in and out of the machine without setting it off. I was also trained ...

Workers Comp Eye Injury...  I was driving my hi/low at work and got hit with a rock in my eye. I have a scar on my cornea. I went to six different doctors to find out what was wrong ...

Can I collect workers compensation AND a personal injury settlement?  I was crushed by a piece of construction equipment at work and workers compensation doesn't pay pain and suffering. Right now I'm paraplegic. This all ...

Functional Capacity Evaluation for Workers Comp Case...  I want to know if doing an FCE (Functional Capacity Evaluation) is to my benefit for a large settlement for a workers comp injury?

I injured both my ...

Back Injury at Work...  I hurt my back at work. I now have several bulging discs and the doctor said it will be cured with a cortizone shot. If it is, will I get a settlement ...

What is a reasonable settlement for a hand injury resulting in partial amputation of a finger?  While working my fingers (middle, ring, and pinky) got caught in a conveyer belt between two rollers crushing them and then (what the doctors call) a de-...

Negligence After Workman's Comp Case Was Closed...  About a year ago, I had an accident on one of the machines at my former job. I lost most of my left pinky finger on my left hand.

Long story short....

Am I eligible for a workers' comp settlement for carpal tunnel?  I was having pains in my wrist and numbness in my hands before I was terminated from my job. But I have not worked since I was let go and it has been 30 ...

Injured by Medical Waste at Work...  I work for a medical waste disposal company. Most of our clients are hospitals. One job I had was in a hospital where I got poked from a needle that was ...

Broken Arm from a Slip and Fall While Working at a Residence...  I work as an Independent Contractor for a pet sitting business. I was scheduled to go to the client's home to let their dog out for a potty break. I unlocked ...

Union Member Construction Injury...   Hi I'm asking for my husband, he has been an insulator with the union for 28 years and 5 months ago started having severe pain in his hand and numbness ...

Carpal Tunnel in Left Hand Wrist  I got carpal tunnel from duties on the job. I reported it to my supervisor and filled out accident report, but I continued to remain at work. My symptoms ...

Claims Manager calling my Supervisor  I had an On the Job Injury, due to the negligence of a Contracted Security Company. I sent the Company a Demand Letter and the Company's Claims Manager ...

Injured By a Forklift at Work...  I was injured at work. My leg was broken due to a train (something like a forklift) smashing into it. I work in a freezer for a warehouse.

I now have ...

Will Workers Comp Pay for the Replacement Worker I Hired?  I fell on a soaker hose left wrapped around bushes in February 2009 and I had to go to the emergency room. Since then I have had many tests.

I have ...

When should I expect to receive my settlement check?  I received a settlement offer for a work related injury and signed the release on May 10, 2010. I sent the papers to my lawyer who then sent them to the ...

Fired from My Job after Getting Injured with Nerve Damage...  I was on the job (as a plumber) and stuck a phillips head screwdriver 3" deep into my hand, through my thumb and index finger. My employer took me to a ...

Wrist Injury with Four Surgeries  About four years ago I tore a ligament in my wrist. Every time I've been released to return to work I've had to get surgery.

So as of today I've had ...

Workers Compensation Slip and Fall Case, Are They Offering Enough?  My husband slipped and fell on his job site. He broke his leg and ankle and got pins in it. Eight months later after workers comp evaluated his injury ...

Workmans Comp Question  I was on a temporary work assignment and suffered a heat stroke. I was taken to the emergency room by an ambulance and treated.

My question is, since ...

Pain and Suffering in a Worker's Comp Case?  I picked up a travel case at work and injured my elbow and right arm. I am currently on Workers Compensation leave.

My question is: Am I entitled to ...

Can I Sue for a Work Related Accident?  I lost the tip of my right 5th finger, due to a work place injury. I'm currently on a permanemt lay-off.

Since this is a permanent impairment due ...