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This is my first time filing and had no idea how it worked. I received a registered letter from WC stating in CAPITAL letters that they "DID NOT" know that they were also paying me. If my employer pays for workers compensation, shouldn't I have to pay them back and not WC? I am... View More 
answered on Feb 9, 2017
Contact a member of the kentucky Justice Assn who handles workers comp in your county-they give free consults.
Can anyone recommend a lawyer in the western Kentucky area with experience in Mine Safety and Health Administration cases? Specifically, MSHA cases involving civil or criminal penalties against mine employees such as lead men
answered on Nov 11, 2016
If you mean defending, then your company should be paying defense costs. If you mean you suing, if you were hurt contact a member of the Kentucky Justice Assn who handles mine related claims--they give free consults.
I was injured twice to my left shoulder this past year. After the first injury I was placed on light duty. I received my normal hours. I started working a second job and was doing OK till the next injury. The company that I got injured at has reduced my hours and changed my availability. I could... View More
answered on Nov 8, 2015
Talk to a local worker's comp lawyer. There is usually nothing "independent" about an IME. It should be called a DME -- defense medical examination.
Please Take Notice: I am not your lawyer unless we enter into an engagement agreement in writing. This is only general... View More
answered on Nov 3, 2014
A case came out on this VERY recently that suggests the answer is no, or at least that they may still have to pay you TTD. I have not written anything on that case yet, but this is the closest thing I have on my site:... View More
answered on Nov 3, 2014
If you want to work, you can. You just won't get TTD and that will start the statute of limitation running. Check this out for more information: http://www.lawrencelaws.com/faqs/do-i-have-to-go-back-to-work-when-the-insurance-company-tells-me-to/
answered on Nov 3, 2014
There's not really a question being posed here, and there's not enough detail to give you any kind of answer. A WC doc said he could return to work yesterday, or 20 years ago?
What does this mean? My case is over a year old.
answered on Nov 3, 2014
This simply means the case is ongoing and the attorneys are filing evidence with the court that they intend to use if your case has to be taken to final litigation before an Administrative Law Judge. Based on that very generic description, I'd say the attorneys are just doing their jobs.... View More
I was injured on the job/received medical care via workers comp. I saw a chiropractor for 25 visits. W/C stop paying and my condition is worse. accident Dec/Jan 2012. I was hit by a FEDEX truck in the parking lot of a FEDEX facility while using the employee crosswalk. The van driver was fired and... View More
answered on Nov 3, 2014
You only have two years following the date of injury or the date of the last TTD payment, whichever is later. If you did not get TTD following an injury in January 2012, then your statute of limitations expired January 2014.
I had rotator cuff surgery 10 months ago, after PT and several injections of cortazone and steroids into my shoulder, It is still very painful. The doctor says that I need another surgery, however, he won't do it as a workers comp. insurance claim....what should I do now.
answered on Nov 3, 2014
Get an attorney and - assuming the attorney thinks the injury and surgery is work related - the attorney will make the Comp carrier pay back the health insurance carrier.
Here is some more information on the Comp carrier's duty to pay medical bills:... View More
what i want to no is what are my rights on this matter,i see 2 doc,one is chiroptacer,one is family doc,i have one 3times,on chicoprtaer,now they are fighting me on my medicine,,,how many times can they do this and what can i do to stop this my lawyer wont help me,
answered on Nov 3, 2014
Unfortunately, that is one way the Comp system is broken. The carrier can take you to court over and over again, but they don't have to pay for your costs and fees when you win. It is getting easier to find an attorney to represent you on these medical fee disputes because your attorney is... View More
to go to an off site place for interview background check ect to go to work can this happen
answered on Nov 3, 2014
They are not allowed to force you back to work and threaten your job. If you have a Workers' Comp claim, and your doctor says you need to be off work or on light duty, then the employer cannot retaliate against you that way.
As for the interview, that sounds like a standard medical... View More
answered on Nov 3, 2014
You need an attorney to stop the employer from engaging in this bs behavior. Here's some information on how a medical fee dispute can not only make the employer pay for the surgery, but also possibly result in the employer getting fined:... View More
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