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What is a Gillette Injury?
A Gillette Injury normally occurs when an employee is disabled due to repetitive trauma over a period of time. There is not the requirement for an isolated incident to occur or you to be disabled. There is also the question of what date of disability due I tell the employer. These questions can be answered…
What is a Qualified Rehabilitation Consultant (QRC)?
A qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC) provides rehabilitation services, if you need help returning to work due to your injury. You have the right to choose your own QRC. If you do not, the insurer will refer you to one. There are specific time limits to request a different QRC, if this happens. It is important…
What Happens at a Hearing?
A compensation judge will hear testimony by each party and receive exhibits. The compensation judge will then issue a decision. The insurer will have an attorney with a high level of expertise in these proceeding. You need the same level of representation. From the Hearing Division, cases may be appealed to the Workers’ Compensation Court…
How can I Afford an Attorney?
There is no fee to obtain an attorney. You won’t incur any hourly fees for our legal services. Our fees are based on a contingency of what we recover for you. The insurer is required to pay attorney fees for disputes regarding medical or rehabilitation issues. Contact attorneys Denise Lemmon or Conrad Tanasychuk for a…
When do I Need to Job Search?
You need to job search to be entitled to ongoing temporary total disability benefits if you are released to work with restrictions. You should not sign a Job Placement Plan and Agreement or initiate job search without consulting with attorneys Denise Lemmon or Conrad Tanasychuk. The insurer may use an inadequate job search as the…
Is it Safe to Take Advil, Aleve and other Pain Relievers?
FDA strengthens warning that non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can cause heart attacks or strokes. The Food and Drug Administration warns that pain relievers like ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin and generic) and naproxen (Aleve and generic), also known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, have an increased risk of triggering a heart attack or stroke, even…