One thing about workers’ compensation is that if you do not follow all of the rules and deadlines, it could be fatal to your attempts to collect disability compensation. That is why, when it comes to issues involving workers’ compensation or lawsuits involving compensation for injuries due to someone’s negligence, you want to make sure that you have an experienced attorney by your side.
If someone violates the criminal law, then they are violating a state or federal criminal statute. If a company has an environmental issue, then there are a whole set of environmental laws, both state and federal, that regulate how environmental matters are handled legally. Even if you park illegally, then you are technically violating an ordinance that is written in a set of laws somewhere in your town.
There is no reason to wait until you are denied Social Security Disability before you engage the assistance of an attorney. In fact, the earlier in the process you retain an attorney, the better. You may have hurt your chances for benefits by waiting until you are denied Social Security Disability benefits.
Did you know a 20-year-old worker has a one in four chance of becoming disabled before reaching age 67? That is a stunning statistic. Indeed, disability is something that most people do not really dwell on. We often process it as something that would happen to other people, but would not happen to us, right?
You may have been struck by a car that ran a red light. You may have slipped and fallen because someone failed to clean up objects or debris on their driveway. You may have been hit by a falling object at a construction site, because a construction worker did not properly secure the site.
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The answer is “yes.” Any settlement you make in connection with a workers’ compensation claim under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (Longshore Act) must be approved by an authority at the Office of Workers’ Compensation…
When it comes to new situations there are two things working against you. First, you don’t know the ropes. It takes time to learn the ins and outs of a particular subject or issue, and you cannot always make the best decisions because you do…
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