Should I be Reimbursed for Travel to Medical Treatment?
Yes. Reasonable expenses include bus fares, auto mileage and parking expenses. Keep accurate records and submit the records to your insurer for reimbursement.
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For a work related injury report the accident/incident to your employer immediately. Seek medical attention as soon as possible. Inform the doctor that you were injured at work, and what body part(s) hurts. Have your doctor write work restrictions and provide it to your employer. Follow your doctor’s recommendations. Contact attorneys Denise Lemmon or Conrad…
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When Walmart advertises that its American-made goods will create 1 million new American jobs it avoids the fact that Walmart’s Chinese-made goods totaled at least $49.1 billion in 2013 and that the Walmart-based Chinese trade eliminated 400,000 American jobs per The Alliance of American Manufacturing. Furthermore, Walmart’s average sales Associated earned just $8.81 per hour…
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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…
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