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What Is A Vocational Evaluation In Workers’ Compensation?
Occupational accidents cause debilitating and permanent injuries every day. When your injuries prevent you from returning to work due to a disability, vocational evaluations are used to determine if you can transition to another occupational field. At The Morris Law...
What You Should and Should Not Say to a Workers’ Comp Adjuster
Naturally, as an employee in California, after sustaining a work-related injury or illness that hampers your ability to carry out your duty and earn a living, the next step is to have a conversation with a workers' compensation adjuster representing your employer's...
How Much Money Can I Get from Workers Compensation?
The amount of money you can receive from Workers Compensation will depend on the type of benefit you are looking to receive from Workers’ Compensation. Below is a summary of the different type of benefits and the amounts of money you can receive. How Workers...
Changing Doctors in Your Workers’ Compensation Case
Your primary care doctor in a workers compensation scenario plays a huge role in determining the final outcome of the entire case. Your employer's workers’ compensation insurance carrier will want to know every single detail about the injury and will have to rely on...
How Workers’ Compensation Payments Are Calculated?
Have you suffered an injury at work or because of work in California? If so, then you may be entitled to receive compensation for it. If the injury sustained has led to a disability, not only do you get compensated for the medical expenses incurred, but you also get...
How Long Does A Workers’ Compensation Case Take To Settle?
Any injury or illness suffered on the job can be a challenging experience for a worker. Thankfully, California has a workers’ compensation system that helps employees receive medical assistance if they have a work-related injury. What’s more, it also provides...
How Do Workers’ Compensation Settlements Work In California?
There are several ways a workers' compensation claim can be settled. In some cases where an injured worker has access to private medical insurance, they may choose to accept an early lump-sum payment in lieu of receiving medical care and a medical determination of...
Can You Be Fired While Out On Workers’ Compensation?
If you've unfortunately suffered an injury at work, you may be entitled to payment of medical benefits. These could be in the form of temporary or permanent medical aid, depending on the disability suffered. As such, a disability may be defined as any mental or...
Personal Injury Lawyer: How To Find The Right One For You?
A personal injury lawyer specializes in cases where you have been physically or psychologically injured. Someone else - an individual, a business, or the government - has been found responsible for that injury. While this is true of all personal injury...