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- 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
- D.C. Workers Compensation book for injured workers to be published November 2009Posted on 10/29/2009
- Politicians Working to Eliminate the Legal Age Bias For WorkersPosted on 10/8/2009
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- 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?
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What are permanent partial disability benefits in workers compensation cases?
A: In D.C., Virginia or Maryland workers compensation cases, an employee hurt at work is entitled to workers compensation benefits based on his permanent injury - sometimes called percentage disability or permanent impairment, even though he can return to work, either in his pre injury job or some other job. These are called permanent partial disability benefits.
The workers compensation law is different for each jurisdiction, but D.C., Virginia, and Maryland workers compensation law each have a schedule - a fixed amount of weeks of compensation for the loss of a body part.
The amount of the permanent partial disability benefits available to an injured worker vary in each state, and depend on the severity of the injury, whether it required surgery, rehab, etc., so call us if you have a permanent injury and we can discuss your specific situation.
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.
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Workers' Compensation
- 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?
- I was hurt at work in D.C. Can I sue my employer and recover damages for my back injury caused by my company's negligence?
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