Author Archives: Other User
Can I Maximize my Workers’ Compensation Settlement?
When you or someone you love is injured at work, it can be hard to know what to do next. How can you pay for your medical bills? What do you do if you can’t go to work anymore because of your injury? Injured workers have a valuable tool available to get the compensation… Read More »
Common Causes of Louisiana Rollover Accidents
Although all car accidents are traumatic and frightening, there is a particular kind of terror that comes from being thrown around upside down as a vehicle rolls over with you trapped inside of it. Rollover accidents have a high fatality rate, especially for drivers and passengers who are not restrained by seatbelts. A rollover… Read More »
Documenting Your Workplace Injury
After being injured at work, you will probably have many emotions and thoughts flooding your mind, such as pain, fear of financial hardship, anger, frustration, etc… In the midst of all this, it’s doubtful that a desire to document your experience is uppermost in your thoughts, but it is important to record as many… Read More »
Drug Testing and Positive Results after a Work Injury
Individuals injured in the workplace have a right to claim worker’s compensation benefits to help them with things such as medical bills and loss of wages or future income. Employers are required to carry insurance to cover workers’ compensation to protect both the employer and their workers in case of an accident that occurs… Read More »
Whole Body Impairment Rating Chart in Mississippi Work Comp Cases
Impairment Ratings in Mississippi Workers’ Compensation After you have been injured on the job and started receiving workers’ compensation, there will come a point where you will receive an impairment rating. This will not happen until you have completed any surgeries you may have needed, because it is supposed to gauge how impaired you… Read More »
Police Reports and Car Accidents
In Mississippi, according to statute §63-3-411 to 63-3-417, you are required to notify the police after you have been in an accident if certain conditions are met: If anyone was injured If anyone died If there is total property damage of $500 or more However, it would be wise for you to err on… Read More »
Do You Work in A Sick Building?
“Sick Building Syndrome” sounds like something made up by a whimsical writer who likes to personify architectural structures, but it is, in fact, a real ailment. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines SBS as something that occurs when “building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent… Read More »
Common Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Workers’ Comp Case
Filing for workers’ compensation is generally a straightforward process to follow after you’ve been injured on the job. However, you must adhere to timelines and some general rules and guidelines that need following to avoid a denial. Though filing the claim itself is not that difficult, there are simple mistakes that are commonly made… Read More »
Tips for Returning to Work After Workers’ Compensation
After being injured on the job, you are probably like most people and want to get back to work as soon as possible. There are many reasons for this: You may miss interacting and socializing with your friends and colleagues. You are only earning ⅔ of your normal weekly salary while you are recovering… Read More »
What Is Considered Distracted Driving?
Cell phone use and the use of other electronic devices, such as in-car technology, increase every year. As society continually makes advances, we will only see an increase in the appearance of digital devices, whether in the home, at work, or even in our cars. Unfortunately, while cell phones and digital car displays with… Read More »