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Category: Workers’ Compensation

What’s so important about a Form 18?

May 20, 2015
Oxner
A Form 18 is the form you use to formally open a file at the Industrial Commission. Just because your employer or the adjuster is sending you to a doctor doesn’t mean they’ve accepted the claim. And it doesn’t mean you have a claim on file with the Industrial Commission. More often than you’d think […]
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My employer told me to file this claim on my health insurance. What’s wrong with that?

May 26, 2015
Oxner
Here’s a great “lawyer answer”… it depends. What we worry about is when an employer tries to avoid telling their workers’ compensation carrier about a claim. It’s sort of like getting into a fender bender in a parking lot. You may be tempted to pay the other guy $500 to get his car fixed and […]
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I’m not sure my employer has workers’ compensation insurance. How do I find out?

June 6, 2015
Oxner
Call us. We can help track this down. Every employer is required to advise the Industrial Commission of this although many do not. Smaller companies are prone to skipping this and certain business types like construction, home health agencies, and small trucking companies seem to neglect this as well. By law they are all required […]
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Uh oh. My employer is uninsured. Am I in trouble?

June 18, 2015
Oxner
It’s all a bit more complicated when your employer is uninsured, that’s true. And a lot of attorneys refuse to handle those claims. We take a different approach and have a long track record of pursuing these claims. It’s not easy but it can pay off in the end. By law any company with three […]
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My boss just said I’m an independent contractor. Can I still get workers’ comp?

July 10, 2015
Oxner
Absolutely. There are several things which go into determining who is an employee and who is an independent contractor. But the one thing the court says we can ignore is what your boss says about it. Employers in certain business fields are notorious for calling employees independent contractors. And many employees go along with it […]
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