Today’s post comes from guest author Tom Domer from The Domer Law Firm.More than a century ago, Wisconsin’s initial efforts in worker’s compensation led the nation. In 1911 Wisconsin became the first state in the nation to place a broad constitutionally valid worker’s compensation system into operation. Recent events, specifically Oklahoma’s passing legislation to allow [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Barbara Tilker from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.Last week we told you about the denial of John's claim for Social Security Disability. This week we present the results of John's appeal. Unfortunately, John’s run of bad luck with the Social Security Administration continued, and the Appeals Council [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Jon Rehm from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Having a work injury is incredibly stressful. Sometimes when a worker is under stress, they won’t understand what a treating doctor is telling them, which leads to frustration and anger on the part of the worker directed toward the doctor. In turn, the [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Barbara Tilker from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.I've handled many Social Security disability cases over the course of my career, and helping people obtain the benefits they deserve is extremely gratifying. Today, I want to tell you about one of my clients who was eventually awarded Social [...]
Women making airplane wings, circa 1920. Seattle Municipal Archives Today's post comes from guest author Kit Case from Causey Law Firm. The Department of Labor and Industries encourages employers to offer light-duty positions to their injured workers' - - the suggestion is written across the top of every time loss compensation order - - as [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Paul J. McAndrew, Jr. from Paul McAndrew Law Firm.While diabetes is not a work injury or illness, it can have a serious impact on the rate at which an injured worker recovers. For instance, people with diabetes may have a much harder time healing from a foot or leg [...]
Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy Today’s post comes from guest author Jon Gelman from Jon Gelman, LLC – Attorney at Law.The Zadroga 9/11 Victims Claim Fund has started to make payments to victims of the World Trade Center attack. First Responders andthose who lived or worked in the immediate geographical site near “ground [...]
North Carolina State Legislative Office Building This week Senate Bill 174 passed the House Committee with some changes that preserve the rights of injured workers' to have telephone hearings to get their benefits restarted and medical treatment expedited. For at least the past five years, injured workers' have had the right to have emergency medical [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Barbara Tilker from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.Many people currently applying for Social Security disability benefits know someone who has been through the process before and is currently receiving benefits. In fact, many of our current clients were referred to us by former clients who were pleased [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Paul J. McAndrew, Jr. from Paul McAndrew Law Firm.Most of us know that, for both professional reasons and in the interest of safety, remaining sober while on the job is essential. However, it is important to also recognize that workers’ who are intoxicated at the time that they sustain [...]