Frequently, a Worker’s Compensation insurance company will hire a nurse case manager to get the treating doctor to release the employee back to work faster than the doctor might otherwise think prudent. Doctors are under pressure from these nurses and the insurance companies that pay their bills. Insurance companies are very good at delaying bills,…
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When do late Worker’s Compensation checks become late? Generally, Worker’s Compensation payments for Total Temporary (TT), Temporary Partial (TP), and Permanent Partial Disability (PPD), are supposed to be weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. If the employee did not receive payment in that manner prior to the workplace injury, they would be considered an exception as per…
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Oftentimes, hearing loss as a result of a fall off of a ladder, blow to the head, brain injury, or explosion will arise in the context of a Worker’s Compensation Claim. . The Virginia Workers Compensation Act allows for permanency AWARDS where there is a permanent loss of arms, legs, or visual acuity and auditory…
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Temporary Transitional Employment (“TTE”), otherwise known as “Alternative Modified Work, “is a trend that is gaining traction in the insurance industry. Under this scheme, the employer, their Workers Comp insurance company &/or their Third Party Administrator (“TPA”) make an offer to a disabled worker of light duty work that appears to be within their doctors’…
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Hit and run: who pays? . When someone is the victim of a hit-and-run car crash, there is often confusion, uncertainty, and additional anguish from the anxiety of the unknown. When an unsafe driver doesn’t stick around at the scene after causing a wreck, there are several steps that should be taken by the innocent…
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