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Most people know that workers’ compensation covers lost time from a work injury, but how are those benefits calculated? The first step to determining how much you will get if you’re off work because of a work accident is to figure out your Average Weekly Wage (AWW). For employees paid by the hour, the AWW [...]

Workers’ compensation is a no-fault system. That means basic negligence by an employee or employer does not affect entitlement to benefits. In fact, the only time basic negligence comes into play is when an employee is injured while on the job due to the negligence of a third party. So when, if ever, does negligence [...]

Insurance companies watch out for their bottom line in administering your workers’ compensation claim. You should look out for yours. Delayed medical payments and wage loss benefits can damage your credit and create stress at a time you should be focused on [...]

Written by: Justin High This is the final post in this three-part series, where we discuss some of the more common, yet most confusing, acronym used in workers’ compensation law. (Part 1 can be read HERE, followed by part 2 HERE on this blog). MMI – Maximum Medical Improvement. You hear this one a lot [...]

Written by: Justin High This is the second in a three-part post about the acronyms and terms that are commonly used in a workers’ compensation case. (You can access the first post HERE.) In this series, we look at the “essential elements” of a workers’ compensation claim. A lot of the time, people that [...]