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Category: Workers’ Compensation

My employer told me to file this claim on my health insurance. What’s wrong with that?

May 26, 2015
Oxner
Here’s a great “lawyer answer”… it depends. What we worry about is when an employer tries to avoid telling their workers’ compensation carrier about a claim. It’s sort of like getting into a fender bender in a parking lot. You may be tempted to pay the other guy $500 to get his car fixed and […]
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I’m not sure my employer has workers’ compensation insurance. How do I find out?

June 6, 2015
Oxner
Call us. We can help track this down. Every employer is required to advise the Industrial Commission of this although many do not. Smaller companies are prone to skipping this and certain business types like construction, home health agencies, and small trucking companies seem to neglect this as well. By law they are all required […]
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Uh oh. My employer is uninsured. Am I in trouble?

June 18, 2015
Oxner
It’s all a bit more complicated when your employer is uninsured, that’s true. And a lot of attorneys refuse to handle those claims. We take a different approach and have a long track record of pursuing these claims. It’s not easy but it can pay off in the end. By law any company with three […]
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My boss just said I’m an independent contractor. Can I still get workers’ comp?

July 10, 2015
Oxner
Absolutely. There are several things which go into determining who is an employee and who is an independent contractor. But the one thing the court says we can ignore is what your boss says about it. Employers in certain business fields are notorious for calling employees independent contractors. And many employees go along with it […]
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I just started working here last month. How do they figure my average weekly wage?

July 28, 2015
Oxner
Normally the adjuster determines how much you made in each of the 52 weeks preceding the date of injury. This includes bonuses, per diems, etc. If you missed more than a week we exclude that period of time from the calculation. If you didn’t work there a full year we look at only the period […]
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