So what do your workers’ compensation medical reports need to contain in order to make sure that your claim is successful? This should include a full diagnosis, the course of treatment, any permanent or partial disability rating, and how the injury is related to your job.
Have you been hesitant to hire an attorney because you don’t want to make the workers' compensation process adversarial in nature? Remember, hiring an attorney isn’t about turning it into a fight: it just helps to ensure that your legal rights are protected.
While your employer is most likely required to carry workers' compensation insurance for its employees, there’s no guarantee that they’ll approve your claim after an injury. If you need help getting the compensation you deserve, we’re always ready to help you fight for your rights.
If you have been injured while working and filed a claim that was later rejected, you have the legal right to file for an appeal. Your attorney can help you to file your appeal, which will be reviewed by a Reconsideration Unit, a group of commissioners whose job it is to hear your case.
As the industrial revolution led to advances in technology, mining, agriculture and manufacturing, one result was an increasing number of workers injured on the job. A number of states created laws in the late 1800s that gave workers the right to recover against their employers if they could prove negligence.
The first workman’s compensation law in the US was adopted by Wisconsin in 1911. Similar laws were passed by ten more states by the end of that year, and by 1913, an additional twenty-three states had followed suit.