Workers Compensation
What is a contingency fee?
Attorney fees are the center of most lawyer jokes. Some people do not know, or understand, how lawyers are paid. While there are many new payment methods breaking through, there are a couple of traditional ways that lawyers get paid – by the hour, and on a contingency fee basis. The hourly rate of a lawyer…
Read MoreWhat is a meaningful return to work, and what does that mean for my case?
Under current Tennessee workers’ compensation law one of the biggest factors in determining how much money an injured worker receives for a disability award is whether the worker made “a meaningful return to work”. While other factors, such as impairment rating and compensation rate are important, if an injured worker has not made a meaningful…
Read MoreWhat should I do when the insurance company denies future medical treatment?
So, you’ve settled your workers’ compensation claim. The insurance company has paid you, and they agreed in writing that you keep your right to future medical treatment with your authorized doctor (so long as the treatment is related to your work injury). Now, down the road a month, a year, or a decade later, the…
Read MoreCan I Get a Second Opinion in My Workers’ Compensation Case?
Raise your hand if you’ve said or thought any of the following during your workers compensation claim: My doctor isn’t listening to me. The doctor says there’s nothing more he can do, but I’m still in pain. I don’t trust my doctor and more because (fill in the blank). The insurance company’s Nurse Case Manager…
Read MoreSafety Procedures, Willful Misconduct and Workers’ Compensation
If you have been injured on the job, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The key word is “may.” Just because an individual is injured while at work, does not automatically guarantee them benefits under the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act. Tennessee Code Annotated 50-6-110 holds in part that no compensation shall be allowed…
Read MoreInjured Employees of Metro Nashville
If you are injured on the job in Tennessee, most individuals have rights that are protected by and set forth under the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”). However, not all Tennessee workers injured on the job are able to seek damages under the Act. One of the most predominant employers that is not subject…
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