Medical Treatment For Work Injury Does This Mean My Case Is Accepted? The short answer is not necessarily. When a person is injured at work and the employer or workers’ compensation insurance carrier are paying for medical treatment this can mean one of two things has occurred for the workers’ compensation claim. First, the employer or workers’ compensation insurance carrier has formally accepted liability for the work injury and agreed to provide benefits to the injured worker due to the injury at work. If the employer or workers’ compensation insurance carrier has filed a Form 60 with the N.C. Industrial Commission or if the employer or workers’ compensation insurance carrier has provided both disability checks and paid for medical treatment and it has been more than 90 days from the date the injured worker provide notice to the employer about…Read More
Clients ask: Who is calling me after my workers compensation medical appointments? Rehab professionals? Megan Callahan Attorney explains in this informative video. Click Here. Read More
Following My Recorded Statement, The Adjuster Now Says I Was Not Injured At Work The information provided in a recorded statement can be critical in terms of the further benefits the employer or workers’ compensation insurance carrier may agree to provide for the work injury. Any time the employer or workers’ compensation insurance carrier is requesting a recorded statement as part of their investigation of the workers’ compensation claim I advise injured workers to consult with an attorney prior to providing the recorded statement. The attorney can provide the injured worker with an overview of the type information that will likely be requested as part of the recorded statement, so the injured worker is prepared to provide the requested information. Additionally, the attorney can advise the injured workers about what information is critical to address as part of the recorded…Read More
As a Board Certified Workers’ Compensation attorney in North Carolina, I have spoken to hundreds of injured workers about their claims. When I speak to these folks after reviewing their cases, there is one question I get asked more than any other: “Am I getting everything from the workers’ compensation insurance company I am supposed to?” Most Workers’ Compensation Attorneys handle claims on a contingency fee basis. That means the attorney fee is contingent on the injured worker receiving compensation. It also means that most law firms only take cases they think compensation is due because that is how they get paid. In order to sort out all the potential cases attorneys will almost always speak to a prospective client for free as part of a free consultation. Injured workers most often want to know whether they are missing out…Read More
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We often get calls from injured workers when the employer or workers’ compensation insurance carrier has accepted liability for the injured workers’ injury and the injured worker is receiving medical treatment and disability checks for the work while the doctor has removed them from all work due to the work injury. However, at a recent appointment the Doctor allows the injured worker to return to work under certain work restrictions and the employer or workers’ compensation insurance carrier the tells the injured worker that they must return to work for the employer immediately or else the employer or workers’ compensation insurance carrier will terminate and immediately stop the disability checks being provided to the injured workers due to the work injury. When receiving these calls from injured workers the conversation always starts with the question of whether or not the…Read More
