Legal-ease Blog

This post covers various issues that arise when an injured employee returns to work after a workers’ compensation accident. Returning to work after an injury is a major milestone. Many injured workers’ comp claimants cannot ever return to work. Their whole life changes, and that can be very hard to handle. If you are able...

If you are reading this, we are at the end of your workers’ compensation claim. At this stage, there are several options and you have to make several decisions. I created this post so you can review your options and understand the basics before we discuss exactly how this would work in your case. This...

This article explains the role of the Nurse Case Manager, and what you should do when working with one in order to keep your case moving along successfully. Read this over if a Nurse Case Manager has been appointed in your Maryland workers’ compensation case. If you have any questions after reading this information, call...

This post explains why you sometimes receive medical bills for care related to your workers’ compensation claim, and what you should do about it. As you know, one of the main benefits in Maryland workers’ compensation is the payment of any medical bills related to your on the job injury. So if you get a...

If you are reading this, the insurance company has filed a challenge to your workers’ compensation claim. They intend to contest it and we will have to fight for your claim at a hearing. Rest assured we will fight for your claim at the hearing. You will have the right to tell your story, present...

This post explains what happens when “issues” are filed in your workers’ compensation claim. You either have or will receive a paper notice in the mail from the Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) telling you that “issues” have been filed in your case. The WCC uses a lot of odd terminology. If either party has a...

If we have a dispute with the workers’ compensation insurer over your medical care, they will often schedule you for an IME. That stands for “Independent Medical Examination.” This post will explain what an IME is and how you should prepare for it. You and I will discuss it a few days before it takes...

You should have received an initial Award of Compensation from the Workers’ Compensation Commission. I receive a copy, and one is supposed to go to you in the mail. If you do not have it yet, it is coming soon. Congratulations! This means that the insurer will not be contesting your claim. It means you...

In a Maryland Workers’ Compensation claim, the final benefit you should receive is called “permanent partial disability benefits.” If you are reading this post I have probably asked you to look at it to better explain what is going to happen in your case from this point on. Some people talk about their workers’ comp...