Workers’ Compensation

Work-related injuries can cause a considerable amount of physical and financial stress in a worker’s life. Thankfully, if a worker suffers an injury on the job, they are often eligible to recover workers’ compensation benefits. However, workers should take some time...

In some cases, returning to work might become a complex ordeal for workers who sustained a temporary total disability. For example, a worker might not be completely recovered from an injury, but their physician might clear them to return to work with light-duty...

Following significant work-place injuries, employees and their families often wonder what benefits may collect. There are a few types of benefits injured workers are entitled to, but one specific question is whether the injured worker can recover both workers'...

Individuals rely on their knees more than they think. As the largest and most complex joint in the body, the knee is what allows us to move in many different ways, whether standing, walking or lifting.This heavy reliance on the knee is also why suffering a knee injury...

When injured workers pursue workers' compensation benefits, their employer's insurance company may question the extent of their injuries. In these cases, insurance companies often arrange an independent medical evaluation (IME).This is a common issue that injured...

When does workers' compensation eligibility go into effect?This is a common worry that some workers might have. It may take a few months for other employment benefits to take effect after their first day on the job. So, does the same go for workers' compensation...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Movements like this have been instrumental in decreasing the stigma surrounding mental health issues and mental illnesses over the years.And yet, mental health is often overlooked because these conditions are often invisible. They...

In light of Maryland's stay-at-home orders, several workers have transitioned to working from home, including teachers and office workers. Even though one's home is familiar, the risk of an injury still exists, and workers must be careful. Can workers collect workers'...

Workers' compensation benefits provide injured workers and their families with critical support while they recover from a work-related injury.However, the process of obtaining workers' compensation benefits can sometimes be a challenge. Thankfully, several statutory...

There are several jobs associated with a high risk of injuries. Construction work, factory work and emergency response work are often the jobs individuals think of as carrying the most risk for workers.Not many would think that working in a grocery store is dangerous,...