By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published July 30, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, best, experienced, pre-existing, work injury, workers comp, workers compensation |
Lawsuit accuses doctor of bias against injured workers
I wish the facts as set forth in this piece were rare and uncommon, but I’d be lying if I said that there weren’t certain physicians in Alabama whom the workers’ compensation insurance carrier sends injured workers to see because they KNOW what the doctor will do and say. Physical Therapy will be ordered, the injured worker Read More
Read MoreShould I trust the workers’ compensation adjuster?
I have never had a case where the workers’ compensation insurance carrier has gone so far as to try to fabricate a criminal case against an injured worker to avoid paying for their medical care, but this isn’t as shocking as it should be. So, can you trust the comp carrier? This is an extremely broad Read More
Read MoreWorkers’ Compensation: A Short History
Before the advent of workers’ compensation laws in the 1900s, this zoo employee would have been left on her own to deal with her injuries as working with a Tiger would most likely be considered an assumption of the risk and a legal defense to any legal action on her part. The law concerning compensation for Read More
Read MoreCan I still bring a claim for workers’ compensation benefits if I did not immediately file an injury report?
Please remember- it is not an accident report that is to be filed, it is an INJURY report. This is not just a matter of semantics. Under Alabama law, employers are to file an injury report once they have been informed that one of their employees believes that they have suffered a job injury; there Read More
Read MoreWorkers’ Comp denied my Claim. What do I do?
If your claim for workers’ compensation benefits was denied, don’t give up. One of the reason for the denial of a legitimate workers’ compensation claim I hear is because the workers’ compensation adjuster says the job accident was not the cause for the injury; rather, it was caused by an old injury. As we Read More
Read MoreCan I be forced to see a New Doctor?
If you have suffered a work injury and are receiving costly treatment from your treating physician, chances are that at some point you will be contacted by the workers compensation claims adjuster and told that you have to see another doctor (called an independent medical examination or IME). It is not because the doctor caring Read More
Read MoreWhat do I do if my boss refuses to file Injury Report?
More often than you would think, we receive a call for a worker who was hurt at work who is complaining that their employer refuses to file an Injury Report. The reason most often given is that the injured workers’ boss simply does not believe that they are injured, but the reason behind why an Read More
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