If you suffered an injury in the course and scope of your employment, workers' compensation would be the correct route. Without additional information, it is impossible to provide a more complete answer.

There are a number of potential claims that you can bring including not only workers' compensation but also wrongful termination. I would suggest that you contact another attorney as soon as possible.

Ongoing Workers' Compensation wage loss benefits are to be paid the same as wages were at the employer. So if you were paid wages every week, you should receive a wage loss check every week. If you were paid wages every other week, your wage loss check should be paid every other week. If... View More

Medicaid is a need based program, so depending on the size of the settlement it could eliminate your entitlement. There are ways to spend the settlement that would not necessarily result in the loss of your Medicaid. There are also potential trust options. I would suggest initially discussing... View More

Pennsylvania is an employment at will state and employers are normally free to change hours based upon business needs. If you have a written contract that would be a potential exception. Furthermore, if the change in hours is based on your membership in a protected class such as race, age, or... View More

You have a potential separate claim for the termination. You already have an attorney for the workers' compensation. I would suggest that you talk to him. He may handle this type of claim, and if not he may well have an existing relationship with an attorney that he knows and trusts that... View More

First, your post appears to be from MD and this is a PA forum. The workers' compensation laws are different in MD and PA. In PA it is possible to obtain wage loss payment when time is missed due to pain from a work injury. Documentation is key. It is important that you tell your employer... View More

This is complicated. If your condition includes a separate and distinct injury from the amputation, you may be eligible for additional benefits. Even if your injury is only the amputation, there are healing periods and distinctions between loss of half of the finger verses loss of the entire... View More

It is very unlikely that you have a separate claim against the employer outside of workers' compensation, so once you settle the workers' compensation claim, you will not be able to go back for more money later. You are almost always better off being represented by a competent... View More

An employer can always dispute the compensability of an injury. One of their arguments could be that the incident at work did not cause the injury. Your question is a little confusing since you indicate the injury has "a non work related cause." If the injury was not caused by your... View More

If you are otherwise eligible for unemployment, the work injury has no impact on that entitlement, so you can apply for and receive unemployment. This is true whether or not your employer has workers' compensation insurance. As you have correctly stated, if you receive unemployment, a credit... View More

The UEGF is underfunded and they tend to fight everything, so you are correct that in most cases claims involving the UEGF need to be litigated to decision.

To properly answer your question, a full review of all of the facts including the injuries suffered and level of control asserted by the varies parties would be necessary. I strongly suggested that you contact a local workers' compensation attorney to fully review your claim.

Workers' compensation does not provide any additional job security; however, losing your job for being unable to return does not mean that your workers' compensation benefits stop. If you are receiving benefits under an accepted claim, your benefits continue until the employer/carrier... View More

If you were represented by an attorney in the settlement, you should contact him first since he is already familiar with your claim. Regardless, the language of the agreement would control. It would be unusual for a carrier to leave potential entitlement open in the fashion you describe, but... View More

You definitely have a potential workers' compensation claim. The fact that you were working for cash will complicate the claim. I would suggest that you contact a local workers' compensation lawyer as soon as possible.

The workers' compensation carrier only has 21 days from the date the injury is reported to accept or deny your claim and initiate payment. Since that period has past, it is fair to assume that the carrier has at least denied liability in regard to wage loss payments. To obtain payment of... View More

It is possible that this charge is to provide the franchiser with coverage in case you are injured and attempt to pursue a workers' compensation claim against them. You would really have to review your franchise agreement and potentially talk to the franchiser's office to determine why... View More

Since you were off for less than a full 7 days, you would not be entitled to wage loss benefits. If your employer normally treats incidents of this sort against sick time, there is nothing illegal about this approach.

You may have a claim. This depends on whether you are able to obtain a medical opinion indicating that you suffered an injury and if there isn't a physical injury, you will also need to show that the totality of the facts constitute an abnormal working environment. Since your claim has been... View More