Copies of all medical records you have in your possession along with the name and address of all medical providers for your work injury. Contact information for any medical doctor including your family doctor that you treated with for up to 5 years before your work injury. Anything that you have... View More

If you want to obtain true value for your case, you should retain a lawyer to assist you with negotiations. Frankly there are so many variables involved in evaluating a claim that there is simply no way anyone on a forum could provide you with accurate guidance. Without a lawyer, you are just... View More

The only way to get an accurate answer to this question is to sit down with a workers' compensation lawyer and have them review the entire file. I wish I could tell you based upon a few sentences, but there is just to much involved in a case like this.

If the agreement was approved by the judge, the carrier has to make payment. If it has been 30 days since the circulation of the judge's decision (which is usually several days after the actual hearing) you may want to call your attorney to see if they can obtain any information regarding the... View More

Your first general option is to continue as you are now working the light duty job so long as it is available.

Another general option would be to try to settle your case and use the money to obtain training to do something else, but this would normally require a resignation from your... View More

If you have a medical opinion indicating that "but for" the torn bicep repair you would not have the wrist issue then you have a bases to expand the description of injury to include the wrist. Talk to your doctor and make sure he/she supports this connection. If you have an attorney,... View More

Sedgewick has been known to do such things, so you should take all of your documents to a lawyer to review the legality of their actions; however, if you are in the first 90 days of your claim, and Sedgewick only accepted the claim using a Temporary Notice of Compensation Payable, their actions may... View More

If it is a TPA the employer is already paying the bill. A TPA is a Third Party Administrator used by self-insured employers. However, to answer the question asked, I am aware of nothing that would prevent the employer from paying directly so long as all of the other reporting requirements are... View More

If you are laid off while working a modified duty job due to a work injury you enjoy a rebuttable presumption that your loss of earnings is related to your work injury. In other words, you will have a claim for workers' compensation, but the workers' compensation carrier may dispute your... View More

It sounds like you either settled the wage loss portion of your claim and left the medical open or you settled a third-party claim. I am not sure what you mean when you say that workers' compensation and the lawyer took most of your settlement since workers' compensation would not take... View More

I guess that depends on what you mean by "sue." You can file a workers' compensation claim, and you can potentially receive wage loss and medical benefits through workers' compensation. You can not pursue your employer directly in a personal injury action, but if your injury... View More

With proper authorization, I don't see why not. The adjuster will probably want you to confirm permission on the phone or in writing first.

You should discuss this with your attorney if you want a more accurate opinion regarding the pace at which your particular judge issues decisions and how far along your case is in regard to submission of evidence; however the general standard is that the judge had a "reasonable" time... View More

Who is responsible for the cost of medical records and reports should be set forth in your fee agreement with your lawyer. Many firms advance the costs but many do not, and some advance in part which sounds like your situation. From your post it looks like your lawyer paid the cost of the report... View More

You can file a claim against the current employer. In Pennsylvania aggravation of a pre-existing condition constitutes a new injury; however they are likely to fight the claim so be prepared for a fight that could take a year or more before any benefits are received. As to the compensation rate,... View More

Unless you signed a document releasing your claim, you can certainly pursue a settlement for any future wage loss or medical benefits to which you would otherwise be entitled. I would suggest that you contact a competent workers' compensation attorney in your area to review your particular... View More

The short answer is yes, you can take the job. The longer answer includes the fact that your wage loss benefits will be reduced or possibly eliminated based upon your actual earnings, and if the job is for someone other than the employer at which you were injured, the time of injury employer may... View More

First, if you have a workers' compensation attorney, you should be discussing this question with him. If you do not have an attorney, you should seriously consider getting one since the litigation process is complicated, and you are unlikely to be successful handling the Claim Petition... View More

The relevant number is not the compensation rate that you were being paid but rather the average weekly wage for the date of your injury. The rate schedule varies from year to year, and the last several years can be reviewed at... View More

If your employer or its workers' compensation carrier fights your entitlement to workers' compensation benefits you may be required to litigate your entitlement by filing a Claim Petition for workers' compensation benefits. You will have to wait for a decision unless an agreement is... View More