Bankruptcy Insights & Resources

Yes, a claimant may fill out a Form 25T and request to be reimbursed for travel expenses and mileage incurred due to medical treatment visits.  However, not every trip will be reimbursed.  In order to collect on mileage, the trip for the medical treatment must be more than 20 miles roundtrip.  Moreover, special consideration for … Read more

You can get a second opinion on an injury that occurred while at work. When you are injured at work, the initial doctor that you see must be approved by the employer themselves or their workers compensation insurance agency. They will typically tell you to go to a physician who is under their workers’ compensation … Read more

The short answer is, yes, the workers’ compensation insurance company pays medical bills if they have accepted your workers’ compensation claim. When someone gets hurt on the job, one of the first things that likely goes through their mind is, “How am I going to pay for all of this?” If you take action and … Read more

If you have suffered a workers’ compensation injury, the impact on you and your family can be financially and emotionally devastating.  When the injury results in total and permanent disability, the impact is more profound.  Not only is there the trauma from the injury but there is one less wage earner in the family. Total … Read more

Your temporary total disability check is processed each week by the workers’ compensation insurance carrier, and the check is usually processed on the same day, e.g. Friday, each week.  As a result, you can anticipate consistently receiving your temporary total disability check around the same day each week. If you do not receive your weekly … Read more

You cannot receive unemployment and workers’ compensation payouts or benefits at the same time.  The principal behind workers compensation is that you are getting reimbursed for the wages you are missing because you are injured.  Therefore, you should not be receiving any unemployment payments because then you would be theoretically getting paid two wages at … Read more

There are a lot of employers that offer all types of benefits for their workers. However, there are certain things every employer is required to carry. No matter what the perks are, you expect that your employer should have their “T’s” crossed and his “I’s” dotted.   All taxes, insurance, benefits, etc should already be in … Read more