What Is Baltimore’s Average Weekly Wage Under Workers Compensation Law?
What Is the Average Weekly Wage in Maryland Workers’ Compensation Cases? The average weekly wage (AWW) is the number used to calculate nearly every workers’ compensation benefit in Maryland. The primary risk is that it is calculated too low, reducing every category of compensation. The next issue is whether the standard 14-week formula fairly reflects... Read more »
Can I Sue My Employer If I Am Hurt At Work?
I’d be safe in saying most people have a sense that when you sustain a personal injury at work you are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits. There is a general sense, held by even someone who has never pursued such a claim, that the employer [or in reality, their workers’ compensation insurance company] is... Read more »
Can I Be Terminated While I Am Out On Workers Compensation?
Can I Be Terminated While I Am Out On Workers Compensation?
Can I Get Maryland Workers Compensation Benefits And Social Security At The Same Time?
The short answer is “yes” you can get both at the same time, but there is an interplay between the two, and, in the typical situation, the amount of social security disability benefits an injured worker receives is going to be reduced by some amount. Federal rules provide that the combination of worker’s compensation benefits,... Read more »
Five Common Mistakes To Avoid When Filing A Maryland Workers’ Compensation Claim.
Under Maryland law, workers’ compensation is designed to be a self-executing system for the delivery of needed benefits to the injured worker. Sadly, this is, too often, not the case. The fact that Maryland must have a Workers’ Compensation Commission to decide disputes between injured workers and their employer’s insurance company over contested or denied benefits-and... Read more »
Can I Recover For Stress Related Injuries at Work?
20 years ago, Maryland ’s highest court ruled that the worker’s compensation commission may recognize a PTSD claim, so long as the fairly stringent standards of the workers’ compensation statute are met. ” PTSD may be compensable as an occupational disease under the Workers’ Compensation Act if the claimant can present sufficient evidence to meet... Read more »
What Is The Value Of A Baltimore, Maryland Workers Compensation Claim?
What Is the Value of a Baltimore, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Claim? The value of a Maryland workers’ compensation claim usually depends on future wage-loss exposure, future medical exposure, and whether there is a permanent impairment component. The primary risk is assuming workers’ compensation value works like a personal injury settlement. It does not. The next... Read more »
What Should You Do Right After You Have Been Hurt At Work?
If you are injured while in the scope and course of your employment while at work, you are entitled to workers compensation benefits. The workers’ compensation laws set up a scheme of benefits which are, in theory, automatic and delivered on a prompt, no fault, efficient basis. However, insurance companies often deny and delay the provision... Read more »
Do I Pay Medical Bills For A Baltimore Work-Related Injury?
Do I Have to Pay My Medical Bills for a Work-Related Injury in Maryland? Direct Answer: No. Under Maryland law, your employer or their workers’ compensation insurance carrier is responsible for all reasonable and necessary medical treatment related to a workplace injury. This is a technical lifetime benefit, provided that medical evidence—ratified by the Workers’... Read more »
Can Social Media Or Internet Information Be Used To Prove A Case Against Me In Court?
Yes. Social media posts, internet content, photographs, comments, messages, and publicly available online records may be used in court if the rules of evidence are satisfied. The fact that something appears online does not automatically make it admissible, but it also does not create a blanket shield against its use. In a Baltimore personal injury,... Read more »
Can I Sue My Maryland Employer For A Fall?
Workers’ Compensation and Employer Immunity: What You Need to Know Eric T. Kirk, Baltimore’s trusted personal injury attorney, explains the concept of workers’ compensation immunity in Maryland. Historically, employees injured at work had to prove employer fault through a lawsuit. Over time, states transitioned to a no-fault workers’ compensation system. This approach ensures employees injured... Read more »
Can I Be Treated By My Own Doctor And, If Not, Can I Trust A Doctor Provided By My Employer?
Hurt in a Baltimore/Seeking a Doctor Can I Be Treated by My Own Doctor? (Employer-Provided Doctors vs. Choice of Physician) Direct Answer: Yes. Under Maryland law, an injured worker is technically entitled to select their own medical providers. While you cannot refuse ordered medical care or fall into non-compliance, you have the absolute right to... Read more »
