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Survival Guide to Workers Compensation

Victor Finkelstein is the author of this guide to surviving workers compensation claims. An insurance companies’ primary goal is to make a profit off of their clients. Therefore, they are trying to minimize or eliminate your claim. This guide will help you to decide what steps you should take in your claim and help you avoid being bullied by the insurance company. If you or a family member has been injured at work and are making a claim for workers compensation you can find this guide at www.workcompsurvival.com It is FREE to residents of Missouri and Kansas. You can also call Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys at (816) 471-5111 for a FREE consultation or visit us at www.kansascityaccidentinjuryattorneys.com
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Work Injury: Should You Notify Your Employer That You Have Been Injured?

www.shostaklawfirm.com This short video answers the question “Should I notify my employer if I have been hurt at work?” As an injured worker, you have rights under Missouri Workers’ Compensation Law, such as full medical benefits and disability pay, and should be compensated for your injuries. You cannot rely on your employer or their insurance company to look out for your best interests, which is why you should contact a St. Louis workers’ compensation lawyer following a work-related injury. Contact a St. Louis workers’ compensation attorney at the Law Office of Shostak & Shostak, LLC at 1-866-725-3281 or 1-314-725-3200 today for a free legal consultation. www.shostaklawfirm.com
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Ask Experts About Workmans Comp Oregon

Joseph asks…

Oregon Workmans Comp Question?

On 12-24-09 I slipped and fell at work and broke my right elbow (dominant arm), i did receive my temporary total disability payments, then my temporary partial disability payments (when I went back to work PT) now I have been released back to full time work (on 2/9/10) and am now listed as medically stationary which means that while I may not be 100% that more time or work to my arm won’t help. Workman’s comp is also saying that I am entitle to NO permanent partial disability, which doesn’t make sense to me since I can’t (and won’t ever be able to) fully straighten or fully bend my arm. And that affects my work and personal life. Shouldn’t I be entitle to permanent partial disability? I haven’t contacted an attorney yet but maybe I should?

Thanks in advance for any good advice.

admin answers:

Oregon is a complex system but in a way it helps you as the claimant. When you receive the closing letter, which is called “Notice of Closure” it should have instructions on how to appeal the closing should you not agree with the PPD award that was given. Technically you have 60 days from the closing letter to file an appeal and request for what is called a “reconsideration”.

Once you file the reconsideration then the state will assign an independent doctor on your behalf and the independent doctor will review the file, then see you and then come out with a decision on whether you are entitled to PPD or not. Here is the tricky part, if the doctor agrees with the insurance company then you have two ways for proceeding, You can fight it, or you can drop it. If you fight it then you’ll go through litigation which will take a year. If you drop it, you don’t get anything.

So request for a reconsideration.

Good luck.

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