In large part, determining who caused your accident will also determine whether you can file a personal injury claim or must
settle for workers compensation.
Not exact matches
Still, to help streamline the system, the Cuomo administration has called
for giving more authority to
Workers»
Compensation Board staff members to
settle disputed claims.
More than $ 15 million is recommended
for the technology to make the Board a «paperless» operation, which will speed the
settling of
workers»
compensation claims and improve the Board's responsiveness to business and injured
workers.
A government agency may attempt to
settle your claim out of court if it's valid, often
for issues of social security and
workers compensation.
We would not get paid at all if we were attempting to
settle your
workers»
compensation claim and the insurance company refused to
settle for a fair price.
* No More Waiting — When your Virginia
workers»
compensation claim has
settled and you have received payment from the insurance carrier, you will no longer have to wait
for that weekly check to come in the mail and you won't have to wait on the insurance carrier to pre-authorize your medical care.
If you
settle your
workers»
compensation claim first and then file
for Social Security Disability, you basically receive the full lump sum settlement, tax free, and get a full Social Security Disability check.
In
Workers»
compensation cases, Medicare has indicated that it will review Medicare set - aside agreements in cases that have
settled for more than $ 25,000 if the claimant is a Medicare beneficiary.
If you are an injured
worker who is on Medicare, you have filed
for Social Security, or are otherwise eligible
for Medicare benefits, when you
settle your
workers compensation claim, you and the insurance company have to get approval from Medicare.