It may be difficult to know when to hire a workers’ comp lawyer. The fact is, you should contact an attorney when you believe you have grounds for a workers’ compensation claim. How do workers’ compensation lawyers get paid in Texas? A workers’ compensation lawyer in Houston, Texas...
point (Eicher v. Advanced Business Integrators, Inc.(2007) 151 Cal.App.4th 1363 (Eicher)) and shows insufficient regard for the Legislature’s unwavering encouragement of employee unpaid wage claims, we affirm the trial court’s order awarding $200,000 in attorney fees and costs to plaintiffs...
A workers’ compensation policy is an insurance policy, so there must be a claim for the issue to be processed. When an injury occurs, the employer must take swift action to comply with state laws. According to workers’ compensation attorney, Robert Aguilar Jr., “Employers must investigate ...
The summary of public self-insured data issued on January 8 by the Office of Self-Insurance Plans (OSIP) offers the first snapshot of the workers’ comp experience of cities, counties, and other public self-insured entities for the 12 months ending June 30 of last year. The summary notes...
Florida Supreme Court attacking smaller provisions of the law on similar grounds (Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg is about the statutory limits on the payment of temporary total disability benefits, and Castellanos v. Next Door Co. involves a challenge to the cap on claimant attorney fees)...
Power plant workers often came into contact with asbestos insulation, which increased their risk of several serious diseases.
In that case, the employer will then be required to reimburse the state for the direct costs of the injury as well as interest, penalties, attorney fees, and more. An uninsured employer may also face the risk of civil litigation by the injured employee and the risk of criminal charges by...
Oklahoma can't enact reforms to lower workers compensation premiums without diminishing the role of lawyers and "hangers on," said a Texas attorney who has written about that state's workers compensation law."When you reform the system, someone has got to lose. It should not be the injured ...
Workers’ comp will pay for the following types of expenses in a settlement: Attorney fees Disability payments Medical bills Ambulance rides Surgery Future medical treatments Lost wages and future lost wage costs Tip When determining how much workers' comp coverage you need, learn your state's requ...
Louisiana:Trial Court’s Award of Attorney’s Fees at $2,386.50 Per Hour Was Abuse of Its Discretion [see Cox, Cox, Filo, Camel & Wilson, LLC v. Louisiana Workers’ Comp. Corp., 2022 La. LEXIS 651 (Mar. 25, 2022)]. Maryl...