Workers' Compensation

If you have lost wages due to a work related injury, contact a Workers' Compensation lawyer to get the compensation you deserve.

Compensation may include but not limited to weekly wages, medical expenses and pain and suffering.

Laws are designed to protect employees from being taken advantage of by employers when a work injury occurs. These laws vary state to state so if you're involved in a worker's compensation case find the laws that apply in your state.

You should file your complaint immediately, as there may be strict deadlines in effect.

Warning:
"Making a false or fraudulent workers' compensation claim is a felony subject to up to 5 years in prison or a fine up to $50,000 or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or by both imprisonment and fine."

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Worker's Compensation Articles

Workers' Compensation: New Audit Report Slams California State Insurance Fund
If you have to file a workers' compensation claim in California, just hope that it's not handled by the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF).

Workers' Compensation: "They'll just fight me and fight me."
When you're working in the Alaskan bush counting salmon for the state Department of Fish and Game, you might expect to be under their workers' compensation coverage 24/7. That's what Jim Palmeter thought in July 2006.

Worker's Compensation: Benefits Vary by State
The benefits of Worker's Compensation far outweigh the costs, even in the face of some employers crying foul over legislated benefit improvements in some states that will result in premium increases.

Workers' Compensation in the News

DEC-26-07: A former fire department captain will receive a $145,000 cash settlement following a workers’ compensation appeals board decision. [POST: WORKERS COMPENSATION]

DEC-10-07: A worker who claims he was improperly denied workers' compensation has filed a lawsuit against his employer's insurance provider. The suit alleges the defendants acted with malice and bad faith. [RECORD: WORKERS' COMPENSATION]

OCT-12-07: A lawsuit is underway by seven employees of ALCOA claiming over exposure to coal tar pitch on the job which allegedly caused various cancers. The workers' compensation lawsuit is seeking class action status. [TIMES: WORKERS COMPENSATION]

SEP-10-07: Two men have filed workers' compensation claims alleging they became seriously ill after working in a magazine distributorship located above a contaminated former nuclear-fuel production plant. The two men have also filed lawsuits against Verizon Communications related to their illnesses. [NEWSDAY: WORKERS COMPENSATION]

AUG-24-07: Former employees of a Celanese plant are considering a lawsuit against their employer alleging they became ill after working with toxic chemicals at the plant. The lawsuit could be one of the largest workers' compensation suits in state history. [WISTV: WORKERS' COMPENSATION]

AUG-16-07: A man has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired from his job because he received workers' compensation for an injury he sustained at work. The plaintiff seeks compensatory and punitive damages. [RECORD: WORKERS' COMPENSATION]

AUG-10-07: California employers may be cutting workers' compensation by underreporting wages or misreporting workers with high-risk jobs. [BUSINESS JOURNAL: WORKERS' COMPENSATION]

JUL-09-07: A one-year extension has been given for people who worked or volunteered at Ground Zero after September 11, 2001 to register with the state Workers' Compensation Board. The initial deadline was August 14, 2007. [DISASTER NEWS: WORKERS' COMPENSATION]

JUN-25-07: The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation revealed that a laptop with the personal information of hundreds of injured workers was stolen from an employee's home almost a month ago. [BLADE: WORKERS' COMPENSATION]

JUN-25-07: The owners of 32 businesses face allegations that they lied about their employees to avoid paying into the workers' compensation fund. [INSURANCE JOURNAL: WORKERS' COMPENSATION]

JUN-18-07: Tennessee collected over $1 million in penalties from companies who did not comply with theWorkers' Compensation Law last year. Money collected goes to help injured employees who are not covered by workers' compensation insurance. [BUSINESS JOURNAL: WORKERS' COMPENSATION]

JUN-09-07: Police, firefighters, paramedics, and other first responders in Florida will have an easier time becoming eligible for workers' compensation. [ABC MONEY: WORKERS' COMPENSATION]

Workers' Compensation Legal Help

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