After a workplace injury, your employer and their insurance company will choose what doctor you must see. You can see your own doctor, but you’ll be responsible for the cost of your care. In some circumstances, your employer and their insurance company might...
Injuries due to workplace violence are a bit more complicated than injuries that are a result of the work that you do. That’s because coworkers can develop friendships outside of work, which means that their interactions can take place outside of the workplace and...
The Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board sets the amounts that a workers’ compensation attorney can charge. Here’s an outline of what you can expect. 20 percent of the first $50,000 the attorney helps you recover 15 percent of the remainder of the recovery over $50,000...
If your workers’ compensation claim was denied in Indiana, you should appeal the denial. But you’ll need to act quickly. You must initiate the process within 30 days of receiving your denial or the date of receiving an award that you believe is too small based on the...
Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) is a term doctors and the workers’ compensation program use to describe when a patient’s condition has plateaued. At this point, a doctor believes that you have reached the best health possible after a workplace incident. Any...
Every employee has a right to file a workers’ compensation claim. That’s not to say that every accident will be eligible for workers’ compensation or that an error you make on a form or other clerical error won’t lead to claim denial. However,...
