Can I Get a Lump-Sum Settlement for Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

Lump Sum Workers Compensation Settlement

Once an injured or ill worker reaches maximum medical improvement, a worker can consider a lump sum settlement. Maximum medical improvement is the time when additional medical treatments are not likely to improve your health – though additional treatments can keep your health stable. Workers should not seek to settle their work injury claim before…

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Despite Safety Measures, Workers Keep Getting Injured at Amazon

Warehouse worker injury Amazon

Amazon has some major stepping up to do when it comes to mitigating on-the-job injuries. As one of the top employers of warehouse workers in the U.S., the numbers for serious workplace injuries are disheartening to say the least. For 2020, the Strategic Organizing Center reported that for every 100 Amazon warehouse workers, 5.9 suffered…

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Could My Employer Deny My Workers’ Compensation Claim?

Work injury claim denied

Under the Workers’ Compensation laws in Tennessee, most businesses having more than five employees must carry insurance to cover any injuries sustained by workers on the job. With certain exceptions, virtually every injury incurred by workers on the job is eligible for workers’ compensation coverage. Although the employer cannot deny your workers’ comp benefits outright,…

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Workers’ Compensation and Immediate Medical Needs

Workers’ Compensation and Immediate Medical Needs

If you have sustained any type of injury or illness in your workplace, whether it is minor or extremely urgent, it is important to move forward quickly to obtain a medical evaluation and treatment. This is important not only for your recovery and health, but also for securing the maximum amount of workers’ comp benefits…

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Will Getting Fired Cost Me My Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

Getting Fired and Workers Compensation in Tennessee

Filing a workers’ compensation claim for an injury or illness suffered on the job is within your rights as an employee. Most companies are required by law to provide their employees with this type of insurance, so injured workers don’t have to worry about finding ways to pay the bills while they recover. Sometimes, though,…

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Can Using CBD Oils Stop Your Workers’ Compensation Payments?

In recent years, CBD has pervaded many aspects of health industry news, including medical journals and other online articles. Also known as Cannabidiol, CBD has been touted as a natural and safe alternative to treat various chronic pain and other health conditions. Although the buzz about CBD has led to millions of Americans ordering the…

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My Work Comp Doctor Released Me…Now What?

Nashville workers' compensation lawyers

One of the many questions that I get asked frequently by workers’ compensation clients is “what happens when (or now that) I am released by the doctor?” Navigate this post: What should my attorney do for me once I’m released at Maximum Medical Improvement? How do you find out if your impairment rating is correct?…

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