Workers injured in an on-the-job incident may wish to file a claim for workers’ compensation (WC) benefits. Employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance coverage for their employees and it is these insurance...
Category: Disability
Suspended over the circus ring, 8 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performers fell to the ground when their apparatus failed during their act. The performers fell 25 to 35 feet, sustaining broken bones and shocking...
Do I Have to Turn Over All of My Medical Records?
March 13, 2014
If you have been injured and have filed (or plan to file) a claim — whether it be a workers’ comp claim, a disability claim, or an injury lawsuit — you can rest assured your medical records — all of...
Sometimes disabled workers injure another body part while going to physical therapy. When this happens, the doctrine of “compensable consequences” comes into play, according to Herndon workplace injury lawyer Doug...
A recent blurb in the Washington Post revealed that 72 retired New York City police officers, eight firefighters, five prison guards, and one police officer from Nassau County have been charged with faking psychiatric...