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What If You Have Been Found to Be Permanently Partially Disabled?

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What If You Have Been Found to Be Permanently Partially Disabled?

In the aftermath of a work-related injury, when you file a workers’ compensation claim, certain determinations will be made regarding the nature of your disability. Is it temporary or permanent? Is it total or partial? The benefits you received will differ based on these findings.

With a finding that you are permanently partially disabled, the workers’ compensation judge has concluded that your injury does not necessarily keep you from working at all, but that your medical condition is not expected to get any better, at least with respect to the injury you suffered. Because your disability is considered to be permanent, there’s a requirement under New York law that you continue to receive some level of workers’ compensation benefits.

27 October 2016 No Comments

What to Do at a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company Medical Examination

You’ve been injured at work, notified your employer and filed a workers’ compensation claim. You’ve received notice that you must submit to a physical examination by a doctor chosen by the workers’ compensation insurance company or by your employer. What’s the best strategy for how to handle this exam?

First and foremost, it’s important to be as honest as possible. Don’t exaggerate or minimize the impact of the injury. Be specific about what limitations the injury places on you. If you are still able to perform many of the daily tasks in your life, admit that. If you overstate the impact of your injury and the workers’ compensation insurance company sends out a private investigator who videotapes you doing things you said you couldn’t do, your claim will likely be completely rejected.

20 October 2016 No Comments

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Your Rights During a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company Medical Exam

When you’ve been hurt on the job and you file a claim for workers’ compensation, one of the first steps you’ll have to take is to submit to a medical examination by a company-selected doctor. Based on that physician’s findings, your claim will generally be approved or rejected. So what are your rights with respect to such an exam?

Can You Refuse to Be Examined by a Company Doctor?

It’s a requirement that you be checked out by a doctor chosen by the insurance company or by your employer. That does not mean, however, that you cannot go to your own doctor or that you cannot get a second opinion. If the findings of the company doctor differ from those of your doctor, the workers’ compensation judge will have to make a decision regarding what evidence is most credible and may even have you obtain a third opinion.

Can You Videotape the Exam?

15 October 2016 No Comments

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Beware of Insurance Company Investigators!

When you file for workers’ compensation, it’s not unusual for the workers’ compensation insurance company to send out a private investigator to videotape you without your knowledge. They’ll try to show you doing things that you shouldn’t be able to do with the injury you are claiming, including working on other jobs. It’s not uncommon for these investigators to confront you, ask you questions on camera and try to make it look like your claim is fraudulent.

14 October 2016 No Comments

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The Lengths to Which Workers’ Compensation Insurance Companies Will Go to Deny a Claim

It often seems like a workers’ compensation claim should be simple—you were hurt at work, you have witnesses, you even have a medical opinion. But here’s what you need to understand–workers’ compensation insurance companies have a vested interest in paying as little as possible to settle your claim—so does your employer.

Workers’ compensation insurance companies make their money by maximizing premiums and minimizing payouts—it’s that simple. So they’ll look for any opportunity to deny your claim and they’ll use their size and financial resources to make you keep fighting. Your employer’s workers’ compensation premiums are based, in part, on the number of claims the insurance company has to pay on their behalf. The more claims, the higher the premium, so you can see the incentive to reject your claim.

28 September 2016 No Comments

Can Your Employer Deny Your Claim by Calling You an Independent Contractor?

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Can Your Employer Deny Your Claim by Calling You an Independent Contractor?

One of the classic ways in which an employer or a workers’ compensation insurance company will attempt to deny coverage for an injury is to allege that you weren’t really an employee, you were an independent contractor. They’ll allege that you were your own boss, that you had your own business, that their coverage is only for employees and that you should have had your own policy of workers’ compensation insurance.

20 September 2016 No Comments

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What Does My New York Workers’ Compensation Cover?

One of the common misconceptions we often find with new clients is the belief that workers’ compensation benefits only cover lost wages when you can’t work? That’s simply not true—what if you broke your glasses in a work-related accident, or cracked a tooth when a machine malfunctioned. Maybe you had a gash on your forehead or broke your nose while on the job? All of these situations are ones that entitle you to pursue workers’ compensation benefits.
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There’s a critical caveat, though, related to obtaining workers’ compensation benefits for any work-related injury—you must take the right steps after the accident to protect your interests. What does that mean? First, you need to go to a doctor, dentist, ophthalmologist or other treating medical professional. That person will need to provide documentation about the following:

10 August 2016 No Comments

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When you have been hurt at work and have filed a workers’ compensation claim, you have to be concerned about the potential for being videotaped without your knowledge. Workers’ compensation insurance companies routinely send private investigators to clandestinely film claimants, looking for evidence that a claim may be bogus. So you can worry “how much can I do around the house? Will I jeopardize my claim if I try to mow the lawn?

26 July 2016 No Comments

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