What are the Limitations on Baltimore Worker’s Compensation Benefits?
Recently we’ve discussed the intersection of worker’s compensation and personal injury claims. Personal injury and accident lawyers Attorney Eric T. Kirk in Baltimore MD are well aware of the trio of benefits available to injured workers: wage loss, medical treatment and impairment benefits. Experienced personal injury and accident lawyers in Baltimore MD are cognizant of the... Read more »
The Medicare Set Aside
In another volume, I set out some generalities about “Medicare set asides”. In a worker’s compensation settlement, the insurance carrier may insist that funds be “set aside” for purposes of future medical care for a worker’s compensation injury. As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. Indeed, the injured worker, his or her attorney, the WCC,... Read more »
What if My Employer Won’t File My Worker’s Compensation Claim?
Any Maryland worker who has sustained a personal injury on the job, and sought worker’s compensation benefits, knows that there some hardworking, honest employers and responsive and responsible insurance carriers out there. These folks , follow the law, timely report injuries, make sure the injured person has immediate medical care,voluntarily pay compensation, and deliver subsequent medical care to... Read more »
What is “The Scope And Course of Employment” in Maryland Workers’ Compensation?
Scope and Course of Employment in Maryland Workers’ Compensation: The Coming and Going Rule A Maryland workers’ compensation claim usually succeeds only if the injury happened in the scope and course of employment. The main risk is assuming that being injured near work, on the way to work, or shortly after leaving work is enough.... Read more »
Baltimore Worker’s Compensation – What is an Accidental Injury?
The injured worker must have sustained an accidental personal injury for it to be considered compensable under the workers compensation law. As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. compensable adjective: eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury1 One case defines accidental as an unexpected happening from an unknown cause,... Read more »
Can I Get Wage Loss Benefits Through Worker’s Compensation?
The benefits available to workers sustaining a personal injury at work fall into two broad categories: medical care, and wage loss. Within those broad categories, there are many subdivisions. The experienced worker’s compensation attorney Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you that wage loss or indemnity benefits, in turn, come in four types: permanent total permanent partial... Read more »
Maryland Workers’ Compensation. I Cant Work at All. Temporary Total Disability
If your doctor says you cannot work at all after a Maryland workplace injury, you are generally in temporary total disability status and should be receiving wage-loss benefits. The main risk is assuming that a no-work slip and simple math end the discussion. They often do not. Insurance companies routinely contest even straightforward temporary total... Read more »
I’ve Been Returned to Light Duty Work. When Do I Get Temporary Partial Disability?
When Do You Get Temporary Partial Disability After Returning to Light Duty Work in Maryland? You receive temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits in Maryland when you return to work with medical restrictions and earn less than your pre-injury wages. The primary risk is that insurance carriers and employers will argue your wage loss is unrelated... Read more »
Maryland Workers’ Compensation Permanent Disability: PPD vs PTD
Maryland Workers’ Compensation Permanent Disability: PPD vs PTD Permanent disability in a Maryland workers’ compensation case usually means one of two things: permanent partial disability or permanent total disability. The main risk is assuming any lasting injury automatically qualifies as total disability. It does not. The next issue is whether the injury leaves the worker... Read more »
Top 5 Tips for Filing a Successful Worker’s Compensation Claim in Baltimore
If you have sustained a work related injury, you must take immediate steps to guard your interests. Nothing is worse than compounding injuries from an accident, with further damage and loss caused by delayed or denied insurance benefits. A seasoned workers’ compensation lawyer Attorney Eric T. Kirk can help you protect these rights, and ensure you get... Read more »
Top 5 Steps to Take After a Baltimore Workplace Accident.
What Should You Do After a Maryland Workplace Accident? After a Maryland workplace accident, your right to benefits depends on what you do in the first hours and days. The main risk is not only the injury itself. The main risk is delay, incomplete reporting, inconsistent medical proof, missing witnesses, or claim gaps that workers’... Read more »
The Top 5 Reasons Why Baltimore Workers Compensation Claims Are Denied.
Why Are Baltimore Workers Compensation Claims Denied? It’s been noted elsewhere in these Articles, that the workers’ compensation law is supposed to be self-executing. In other words, automatic. What we see in practice is that is simply not the case. Injured workers are denied benefits by insurance companies each and every day. The Workers’ Compensation... Read more »
