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Workers Compensation
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9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Claims Blog
Will a VCF Award Affect My Existing Disability Payments?
By Pb911prod
Trusted Content Legally Reviewed by: Matthew J. Baione Filing a VCF claim should not affect ongoing recovery or entitlement of existing payments from Federal or State Workers’ Compensation, Social Security…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
How Long Does the Worker’s Compensation Insurance Company Have to Approve or Deny My Claim?
By Brook Tylka
If you were hurt at work in Wisconsin, it is extremely frustrating to wait while the worker’s compensation insurance company “investigates” your claim. You may be missing paychecks, waiting for…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
The One Thing You Must Do Before You Settle A Work Comp Case
By Mike Helfand
We notice various trends in handling Illinois workers' compensation cases since 1997. A lot of those have to do with how insurance companies are fighting cases. They recycle through various…
NY Disability Law Blog
How To Support Union Members Through the Workers’ Compensation Process
A workplace injury can fundamentally change your life overnight. This process is stressful on most employees, especially when they’re busy recovering from their injuries. This is where union delegates come…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Walgreens Work Comp Claims In Illinois
By Mike Helfand
Find the best Illinois workers compensation attorneys for injuries on the job working at Walgreens. Chicago work injury attorneys to bring a work comp claim against Walgreens. No fee unless…
SC Employers’ Blog
HSB Webinar Announcement: Navigating Workers’ Compensation and the ADA in Today’s Workplace
By Matt Blake
Click here to view this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team. State workers’ compensation laws apply to nearly all employment relationships, most of which are also governed by…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Why Is My Worker’s Compensation Insurance Company Asking for Unrelated Medical Records?
If you filed a Wisconsin worker’s compensation claim, you may be shocked when the insurance company starts asking for medical records that seem unrelated to your injury. For example, you…
Employer Law Report
Ohio workers’ compensation update: How the Kurtz decision limits Dillon on TTD recoupment
By Rebecca Kopp Levine, Chance Conaway
In 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court overruled decades of precedent when it held in State ex rel. Dillon v. Industrial Commission that temporary total disability (TTD) compensation is terminated on…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Her Work Comp Lawyer Quit and Nobody Told Her!
By Mike Helfand
I love that after almost 30 years of being an attorney, I can still be shocked by stories of people that contact me. Here is one I was told recently…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
When Your Illinois Work Comp Bill Goes To Collections
By Mike Helfand
An injured Illinois worker called me recently in a panic. He was hoping to purchase a home, but had a big medical bill on his credit report. It was from…