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What’s the difference between a Form 60 and a Form 63?

These are the two forms which defendants use to accept a claim before the Industrial Commission. A Form 60 is an outright acceptance of the claim. It’s difficult for an insurance company to get off the hook if they’ve filed this. As a result you are more likely to see an adjuster file a Form […]

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calendar_today April 2, 2015

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My employer is sending me to the company doctor. It’s an accepted claim, right?

No! It’s very common for an employer and/or an insurance company to send you to their handpicked doctor in hopes of getting a report from him saying you weren’t really hurt, or that you can work, or some other opinion which is favorable to them. If the doctor says something that they don’t like – […]

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Workers' Compensation

calendar_today March 20, 2015

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What if I had two jobs when I got hurt?

This is fairly common. You’re average weekly wage is based on what your earned on the job where you got hurt. This is true even if you’re disabled from the other job. While that is difficult for you as a practical matter it’s only fair that your employer’s liability be limited to taking care of […]

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Workers' Compensation

calendar_today March 1, 2015

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Can my employer make me do a fake job?

We don’t like it one bit, but the answer is “probably.” If you are in the “healing period” before you reach maximum medical improvement then your employer can ask you to come to work and do just about anything as long as it is within the doctors’ restrictions. Once you are at maximum medical improvement, […]

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Workers' Compensation

calendar_today February 26, 2015

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What is secondary gain?

Secondary Gain: What Does It Mean? Secondary gain is a psychological term that refers to a motivating factor that a patient has in reporting symptoms or complaints of pain. More simply, the secondary gain is an outside reason or benefit to complaining of pain or mental or physical symptoms. For instance, if you tell your […]

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Workers' Compensation

calendar_today February 12, 2015

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What is symptom magnification?

Symptom Magnification refers to the reporting of symptoms that are greater than what would be expected. But that is a very unsatisfying definition. In the context of a workers’ compensation claim, it’s just about the worst thing one can say shortly after calling someone an outright fraud. The problem with labeling someone with such a […]

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Workers' Compensation

calendar_today February 4, 2015

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What is a functional capacities evaluation?

A Functional Capacities Evaluation, or FCE, is theoretically a test that fairly and accurately evaluates a person’s capacity to work at certain levels over a lengthy period of time. There are a number of different FCE systems in place but they share certain things in common. First, a therapist will likely explain what is expected […]

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Workers' Compensation

calendar_today January 18, 2015

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What is pain management?

Wikipedia gives as good a definition as any: Pain management is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of live of those living with pain. That’s well and good but what does it mean in the context of workers’ compensation? We usually see pain management coming […]

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Legal Insights & Client Resources

What’s the difference between a Form 60 and a Form 63?

My employer is sending me to the company doctor. It’s an accepted claim, right?

What if I had two jobs when I got hurt?

Can my employer make me do a fake job?

What is secondary gain?

What is symptom magnification?

What is a functional capacities evaluation?

What is pain management?

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