logo
close
close
1-800-319-9000
1-800-319-9000
close
logo

Category: Workers’ Compensation

Who sets attorney’s fees?

April 12, 2014
Oxner
By law, all fees for workers’ compensation cases must be approved by the Industrial Commission. It is illegal and unethical for a lawyer to take a fee outside of the Commission’s approval. A lawyer can ask for whatever he wants – but the Industrial Commission approves fees of 25%. It is extremely rare for the […]
Read More

I just got hurt. What’s the first thing I should do?

April 25, 2014
Oxner
First thing is to check yourself and make sure you’re more or less ok. Second, make a note of who may have been a witness –just in case you need support later on. Third, tell your supervisor. Tell them out loud but back this with up with something in writing. That could be a formal […]
Read More

Workers Comp definitions- What is an accident?

May 2, 2014
Oxner
An “accident” is legally defined as an “interruption of the normal work routine.” Most commonly this is a slip, trip, or fall or something like that. However an interruption of the normal work routine includes moving an unusual object, or a heavier than normal object, or moving it at a faster pace than normal, or […]
Read More

Workers’ Comp Definitions- What is occupational disease?

May 10, 2014
Oxner
An occupational disease is a condition, which disables you due to exposure to a hazard to which the general public is not equally exposed. That’s confusing, isn’t it? In the old days it was coal miners getting black lung, or workers in a cotton mill breathing in cotton fibers. Nowadays the most common occupational diseases […]
Read More

I’m injured. Why aren’t I getting benefits?

June 10, 2014
Oxner
In North Carolina you need to prove two things to win a workers’ compensation claim. First, that you were injured. Second, that the injury occurred while working as a result of either an accident or an occupational disease. So if you’re just doing your normal work and your knee gives way or your shoulder pops […]
Read More
1 … 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 … 60
Follow Us

Contact Us

Footer Contact Form

Thank you for contacting Oxner + Permar. If you have questions you can contact us at 1.800.319.9000, or complete the form below.

UnitedHealthCare creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Oxner + Permar PLLC. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided: transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com
© Oxner + Permar PLLC 2024. All rights reserved.
Start Chat