Sometimes when an employer has accepted liability for a work-injury, they have either incorrectly described the injury or not listed the complete extent of an injury. The good news is your employer has at least accepted...
What Happens When Your Employer Schedules You To See a Doctor For an Independent Medical Examination?
March 30, 2021
If you sustain a work injury, you may receive a letter from your employer requesting you appear for an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”). Under the Workers’ Compensation Act, employers may, and often do, request...
The simple answer to this question is yes. However, it is important to understand how the Act works and what is needed to prove that you sustained a psychological injury. Psychological injuries fall into three discrete areas...
In order to establish a right to compensation, the Workers’ Compensation Act requires: 1. An employment relationship 2. During which an accident or injury arises 3. In the course of employment 4. And is related to the...
The Employer Has Filed a Petition To Stop Your Workers’ Compensation – What Does This Mean?
March 3, 2021
TERMINATION PETITION You are injured on the job and your Employer accepts the work injury by issuing a Notice of Compensation Payable (“NCP”). You are going to physical therapy and seeing an orthopedist to treat the...