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Reports of fraudulent worker’s compensation claims rose 24% in the first quarter of 2011 versus 2010. Have you ever known someone that filed a fraudulent worker’s compensation claim? No names please, just stories. http://blogs.wsj.com/in-charge…

Here’s our new video that will be posted on the Firm’s web site. We’re open to feedback! http://link.brightcove.com/ser…

Folks, driving a company vehicle doesn’t necessarily make any injuries you incur while driving the car/truck work-related. There are a lot of factors that go into the analysis such as whether you are paid for your time to and from…

Social Security Tip of the Day – Subpoenas are allowed in SS cases. However, they are not routinely issued. The reasons are that they are seldom requested; attorneys often request subpoenas when they really don’t need them, and judges are…

Lately, we have heard from many injured workers (IW) complaining that their case managers are telling them they cannot switch doctors when the IW is unhappy with current treatment. This is an outright lie, unless the employer is self-insured under…

A common issue in a worker’s compensation case is the injured worker attempting to get other body parts/injuries covered for treatment under the same claim. For example, if someone suffered a primary left knee injury which has received the majority…

The majority of the people we speak with who have had their worker’s compensation claims denied haven’t done one or both of the following things: 1) filed a claim for worker’s compensation benefits in writing promptly after the person is…