With their ability to move heavy pallets and other materials, forklifts have become an indispensable tool in American business and industry – from factories to warehouses, to construction sites and supermarkets. Unfortunately, they also play a role in thousands of serious on-the-job injuries and deaths. In the United States forklift-related…
Settlement: An agreement between you and the insurance company regarding your workers’ compensation payments and future medical care. Settlements must be reviewed by a workers’ compensation judge to make sure they are adequate. Serious and willful misconduct: A petition filed if your injury is caused by the serious and willful…
Party: Generally includes anyone who has an interest in your claim (i.e. the insurance company, your employer, attorney, etc.) Permanent and stationary (P&S): Your medical condition has reached maximum medical improvement. Once you are P&S, a doctor can assess how much, if any, permanent disability resulted from your work injury….
If you have been released by the treating physician at maximum medical improvement and you have been assigned a permanent partial disability rating then the insurance company or the employer is going to be ready to settle. But what happens if you can no longer perform your previous position and…
Most employers at the request of the workers’ compensation insurance company will provide light duty to injured workers. Either the employer or the insurance adjuster may then require the injured worker to return to work. But what type of light-duty is being offered? Prior to returning to work it is…
