Start Now...
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice
Workers' Compensation
Automobile AccidentsBlog 
Workers' Compensation
News
- D.C. Workers Compensation hearings now held at new locationPosted on 4/25/2012
- Former Redskins Quarterback sues the NFLPosted on 4/4/2012
- Assaults at WorkPosted on 9/12/2011
- On the job exposure to infectious diseasesPosted on 7/6/2011
- 969 construction workers died on the job, many from preventable fallsPosted on 11/9/2010
- Workers Comp DeadlinesPosted on 7/2/2010
Library
Workers' Compensation
- On Workers compensation? The insurance company can be watching and videotaping your every move, discussing your case with your neighbors and following your family.
- Doctors often tell their workers compensation patients that they can only work light duty. But does an employer have to provide light duty to someone on workers compensation?
- Injured at work in D.C., Maryland or Virginia or working for a D.C., Maryland or Virginia company when you got hurt on the job? Where do you file your workers compensation case - and where does the insurance company want you to file?
Legal Resources
After an on the job injury, should I let the insurance company record my statement?
In D.C., Maryland and Virginia, we represent people and families - patients injured because of preventable medical mistakes, children with cerebral palsy, workers with on the job injuries and people injured in serious car accidents, and families who have lost a loved one due to medical malpractice, work and car accidents.
A: No. You should never give a statement without your lawyer present. Insurance adjusters are trained to ask the same questions over and over in slightly different ways, trying to get the injured person to make a mistake or give them some sort of inconsisitency - one they will try to use to deny your workers compensation claim.
WARNING:
If you were seriously hurt at work don't talk to any insurance adjuster, nurse case manager, give a recorded statement or sign anything until you read Protect Your Rights: The Injured Worker's Guide to D.C. Workers' Compensation or talk to an experienced lawyer.
Protect Your Rights is a 75 page book on D.C. workers compensation and is available free to anyone who has been hurt at work or any family member of anyone hurt on the job.
Written by nationally recognized, Board Certified trial attorney Frank R. Kearney, this book explains your rights and responsibilities - everything the insurance company won't do.
Books
Free Consultation
Donahoe Kearney, LLP
1634 Eye Street N.W.
Suite 500
Phone: (202) 393-3320
Fax: (202) 393-3324
Get Directions
FAQs
Workers' Compensation
- After a work injury and being on workers compensation benefits, will it hurt my case to look for another job or take another job after my injury heals?
- I'm a union worker and was hurt at work in D.C. I'm getting workers comp benefits now but how do I find the best lawyer to handle by workers comp case?
- I was hurt working in a restaurant and get tips in addition to my regular wages. Are tips included in the average weekly wage and can I get workers comp benefits based on tips?
- My husband was hurt at work in D.C. We don't want to sue his company, we just want fair compensation. What should we do?
- The insurance adjuster in my D.C. workers comp case sent me to an IME doctor who said I should have surgery but I'm not sure if I should. And now she won't pay my benefits until I have surgery. Can she do this?
Connect with Us
How Long Will My D.C. Workers’ Compensation C ...