Julie Rosser is feeling thankful at HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland with MarKaye Strickland Huntress.
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Thank you Abbott & Associates for donating Girl Scout cookies for all of employees at HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland❤️ !!! #healthcareheroes #borntocare #caringduringcovid19 #hcahealthcare #hero
A nationally renowned drug rehab program in Texas and Louisiana has sent patients struggling with addiction to work for free for some of the biggest companies in America, likely in violation of federal labor law.
“It’s like the closest thing to slavery"
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They worked in sweltering heat for Exxon, Shell and Walmart. They didn’t get paid a dime
You hear lots of talk about workers' comp abuse, but many Texas companies engage in fraud, and the costs outweigh by far any allegations of fraud by injured workers.
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Houston Employer Fined $250K for Workers Comp Scheme Which Spanned Years
ARE YOU ON WORKERS' COMP? Meet Fyodor Clay… husband, father, and workers’ comp lawyer. Since 2004, Clay has helped more than 1,400 injured workers get the help they need. Clay attended Auburn University before getting his law degree from Texas Southern University. He was selected as a “Top Texas Lawyer” multiple years running, and he cares about his clients. Meet Fyodor Clay… just one of the workers’ comp lawyers here at Abbott & Associates. Call 281-444-COMP today.
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Workers’ comp laws in Texas protect injured employees if they get injured on the job. Unfortunately, people sometimes take advantage of the system and commit fraud. There are five different types of fraud in the Texas workers compensation system according to the Texas Department of Insurance...
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Penalty for Making a False Workers’ Comp Claim in Texas
AN ANGRY SUPERINTENDENT, UNSAFE COMMANDS, AND A LOST LEG. "Notwithstanding Lee’s distance from the site, the crane leads plummeted to the ground in his direction and pinned him to the earth. A track hoe was needed to lift the leads off of Lee, who’s leg had been crushed and severed so badly that doctors had to amputate above the knee. Lee would walk with a prosthetic for the rest of his life."
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Workers’ Beware – Employers Are Allowed to Require Very, Very Dangerous Work
IF YOU DON'T CALL US, WE CAN'T HELP: This is the true story of a person we spoke to yesterday who was injured on the job (we'll call him Jason). Jason was off work for a work-related back surgery, without pay, and without any weekly workers' comp benefit payments.
Jason worked at one of the Houston hospitals, and injured his back while moving a patient in January 2020. He filed a workers' compensation claim, was placed on light duty and continued to work while he received treatment. After an MRI revealed that he had a herniated disc, the insurance company denied his surgery and said they only agreed to cover a sprain/strain of his lower back and disputed that the herniations were a part of his injury. Jason was later deemed to have reached his maximum level of improvement and was given an impairment rating of 3% in April. He continued to work light duty.
Jason was finally able to get the insurance company to accept his herniated disc and was scheduled for surgery in July. However, because he never disputed his impairment rating, he is now forever unable to receive weekly income benefits for his legitimate work-related injury. It never even occurred to him to contact a lawyer.
The workers' comp insurance company knew exactly what they were doing. Insurance companies and employers will often lead injured workers to believe that everything is ok, and that as long as the injured employee just "follows the plan" and does what they are supposed to do, then they don't need a lawyer. Unfortunately for Jason, there's nothing we can do to help him get income benefits while he's off work recovering from his surgery.
If you are injured on the job, talk to a workers comp lawyer right away. The call is free and there's no obligation. Learn your rights and your options. You owe it to yourself to find out whether or not you even need an attorney. Don't wait. The insurance company, the employer, and the company doctor do not have your best interest at heart. Feel free to call us at 713-223-1234 and get the information you need.
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Texas Workers Compensation Benefits Denied in Corrections Officer COVID Death
Although the Texas Department of Criminal Justice listed Eric Johnson’s Death as “in the line of duty”, the State Office of Risk Management denied his surviving family’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits by saying his death did “not occur within the course and scope of his employment”.
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The story of Eric Johnson, a 37-year-old corrections officer of Madisonville, Texas, died of COVID-19 after losing his battle with the virus. Although the Texas Department of Criminal Justice listed Johnson’s Death as “in the line of duty”, the State Office of Risk Management denied his surviving family’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits by saying his death did “not occur within the course and scope of his employment”.
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Texas Workers' Comp Denied in Covid Corrections Officer Death
Another win for Nikki Boyd and Texas workers! Nikki recently scored a big win against a corrupt employer and the insurance company after denying workers’ compensation benefits based on the employer’s lies and intimidation of the injured employee.
Nikki represented a client who hired our firm after suffering a severe hand injury on the job. The employer immediately pressured the injured worker to say he slammed his hand in a door at home, when in fact, his hand was crushed at work. The client, under duress and simply trying to be a good employee, initially did what the employer instructed him to do, telling the company doctor he had injured his hand at home. It didn’t take long, however, for the client to realize that his employer did not truly have his best interest in mind. After realizing his boss was not going to completely follow through on medical bills, lost wages, and future treatments, the injured worker filed a workers’ compensation claim.
The workers’ comp insurance company initially denied the claim based on the notes in the medical record. Once on the case, Nikki fought with the insurance company and was able to gather the evidence necessary to show that the client had actually been injured at work, and not at home. Nikki’s client was able to have the surgery he needed, be paid for the work he missed after getting hurt, and is now eligible for lifetime medical care for his injury.
Unfortunately, employers will often avoid workers’ compensation claims by pressuring their employees to make false statements. Sometimes, employers even make outright threats to their injured employees in an effort to discourage an injured worker from filing a workers’ compensation claim.
By this and other victories for her clients, Nikki Boyd continues her excellent record of top-notch representation of injured workers who are otherwise denied medical care and income benefits in the Texas Workers’ Compensation system.
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