Q: Hi I'm out on a workers comp injury and sustained another injury unrelated. Neither are complicated. Do I need lawyer?
I will likely need a few more weeks off work to heal second injury. There will be overlap.
A: You should get an attorney. There are many factors that come into play. For example if you are out on a knee injury and you were walking and due to your WC injury you incurred another injury not at work a good WC lawyer will fight to establish that due to your WC injury you incurred this new injury and therefore effect should be work related.
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