Can my employer talk with my doctor?

Jun 9, 2022 | Employment Concerns

Can my employer talk with my doctor? – Too often when you’re injured on the job your employer sends you to the doctor’s office, but when you go, your supervisor or someone from safety also goes with you and tells you that you have to let them come into the...

I am at MMI – Maximum Medical Improvement…what does that mean?

May 19, 2022 | Employment Concerns, Medical Benefits

I am at MMI – Maximum Medical Improvement…what does that mean? – When you’re injured on the job there are some important dates. One of them is when you got injured, the next most important date is when you’re placed at Maximum Medical Improvement...

What Does it Mean to be Released Back to Work?

Apr 27, 2022 | Employment Concerns

What Does it Mean to be Released Back to Work? – Today we’re going to talk about what happens when the doctor releases you back to work after you’ve been injured on the job. What does that mean? How do you know what your work restrictions are and how...

Pain Scale and How Injured Workers Can Rate Their Pain

Mar 30, 2022 | Employment Concerns

Pain Scale and How Injured Workers Can Rate Their Pain – In a doctor’s appointment an injured worker will be asked what’s their pain between 0 and 10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain somebody can feel, but who knows what that means? The doctors...

Independent Medical Exam to fight the Company Doctor

Mar 24, 2022 | Employment Concerns

Independent Medical Exam to fight the Company Doctor – A lot of times we have clients who say they went to see the company doctor, but they still feel bad, and the doctors are telling them that there’s nothing else they can do for them. They know they’re not as...

Why Claims get Denied! Injured during horseplay?

Feb 9, 2022 | Employment Concerns

Why Claims get Denied! Injured during horseplay? – When you’re injured on the job you have to show basically 3 things. One, you have to show you have an injury, you need medical care and you can’t do your job anymore or you can’t do it as well as you used to....