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Were you fired while you had an open or pending workers’ comp claim?

Have you been fired from your job while you have an open or pending workers’ comp claim? If so, you’re probably eager to file for unemployment benefits. After all, you’ve been fired and you’ve heard you are entitled to those benefits. But remember, when you file a claim for unemployment benefits, you must be “able […]

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I’ve Been Denied Unemployment Benefits And Need Help

When you’ve been fired or laid off, you may (incorrectly) assume that you’re entitled to unemployment benefits. You’re shocked when the claim you submit to the Employment Security Commission is denied. How can that be? Your former employer has the right to block your benefits if you were fired with cause — if, for example, […]

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Why You Can’t Compare Cases that Appear to be Similar

Folks who hire us will sometimes say that their friends or relatives have been involved in “the same kind of accident,” or that their neighbor got a “large amount of money” in her case. These “friends and family” scenarios often create unrealistic expectations. We remind our clients that no two cases are the same. The […]

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How the Legislature Threw a Bone to the Insurance Companies’ Favorite Pitbulls

We have written a lot about rehabilitation professionals, particularly vocational rehabilitation professionals. Insurance companies have traditionally used vocational rehab professionals to set you up for a Form 24. (That’s the Industrial Commission form they use to cut off your benefits.) All the voc rehab professional had to do was to send you out on a […]

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