Sentences with phrase «compensation insurance carrier»

Our clients include a wide variety of small and large local, national and international enterprises, as well as national workers compensation insurance carriers, third - party administrators, and self - insured employers in both Missouri and Illinois.

We get asked all the time how the workers» compensation insurance carrier knows about car accidents that injured workers have had in the past that they may not even remember themselves.

When you are injured at work, the workers» compensation insurance carrier gets to dictate which doctor you see.

Whether you can file a claim with your employer's workers» compensation insurance carrier in addition to a third party will depend on the facts surrounding the case.

For the most part, workers» compensation insurance carriers want to save money and not paying for a surgery will save them money.

If you are unhappy with the doctor you are assigned, you may ask the workers» compensation insurance carrier for permission to see another doctor.

SROI: Supplemental Report of Injury: A quarterly report filed by the workers» compensation insurance carrier with the Virginia Workers» Compensation Commission outlining benefits for lost wages and medical expenses paid by them to the injured worker to date.

Unfortunately, the system does not always operate as planned and workers» compensation insurance carriers at times deny injured workers» claims or refuse to timely pay benefits or authorize recommended medical treatment.

Typically, employers and their workers» compensation insurance carriers attempt to minimize payouts in cases in which the only evidence of permanent impairment is the employee's own testimony.

Report on - the - job incidents to our workers compensation insurance carrier and maintain OSHA log.

We get asked all the time how the workers» compensation insurance carrier knows about car accidents that injured workers have had in the -LSB-...]

The employer and / or its insurance company can hope that, with the delay of time, the injured worker could be involved in an intervening accident or injury which potentially could cut off the liability of the employer and / or its workers» compensation insurance carrier.

We will be your strong advocate with your employer and their workers» compensation insurance carrier, fighting to get the compensation you need and deserve.

Believe it or not, there can be times when the workers» compensation insurance carrier and the injured worker agree on treatment.

Another example of when the workers» compensation insurance carrier will agree to a second opinion is when the treating physician's treatment does not appear to be making much progress in returning the injured worker to work.

Whether the workers» compensation insurance carrier has to pay for the opinion depends on whether the carrier agrees to the opinion.

You may be referred to be treated by someone who is on a list of approved doctors that is furnished to you by your employer's workman's compensation insurance carrier.

However, if the workers» compensation insurance carrier does not agree to the second opinion and the treating physician does not agree with the recommendations made by the second opinion doctor, the workers» compensation insurance carrier will never have to pay for the recommended treatment or the treatment from that physician.

He has focused his practice for over twenty - five years on defending major liability and workers» compensation insurance carriers and self - insured employers in state and federal workers» compensation litigation, as well as general liability personal injury cases in state and federal court.

However, not all second opinions are required to be covered by the workers» compensation insurance carrier.

Such benefits are usually paid by the employer's workers» compensation insurance carrier, although the law allows some employers to insure themselves.

He anticipates what the workers» compensation insurance carriers are going to do in the course of a claim dispute.

When you bring a successful third - party liability claim while receiving Workers» Compensation benefits, it is likely that the Workers» Compensation insurance carrier will be able to recover a portion of the personal injury award.

These types of workers» compensation claims can involve complex issues of coverage and coordination of benefits between the workers» compensation insurance carrier and the third - party liability insurance carrier.

«Your team at Martin Law, to include Attorney Alfred Carlson, his legal secretary Paula Cedar, and the rest of his staff, have been of great value in avoiding the pit falls so easy to be trapped by when you have no experience dealing with a large workman's compensation insurance carrier.

This valuable experience provided insight into the defense strategies and tactics used by Workers» Compensation Insurance Carriers.

Once this has been done, and a claim has been deemed compensable, the employer (or, usually, its workers» compensation insurance carrier) has the responsibility to pay for all reasonably necessary medical care, including emergency care, doctor bills, medical tests, physical therapy, travel costs, prescription medications, and other medical expenses.

This claim was entirely paid by the compensation insurance carrier, yet they are trying to lay claim to all or part of the compensation award, in what appears to be a less than honorable fashion.