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Category: Workers’ Compensation

What are interrogatories?

May 30, 2016
Oxner
Interrrogatories are written questions which the Industrial Commission requires parties (injured workers, employers, insurance adjusters) to answer. They are usually written by the attorney representing the other side. The idea is that when there is a dispute it is efficient if both sides trade information and answer questions before getting into a hearing. That’s the […]
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I just want my day in court. That’s reasonable, right?

June 6, 2016
Oxner
It is a very normal sentiment. But workers’ compensation is not like the kind of court you see on television or read about in the newspaper. The Industrial Commission has limited authority and one of the key things it cannot do is probably what many people whish they could do: order a lump sum payment […]
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How long do workers’ compensation claims last?

June 13, 2016
Oxner
The overwhelming majority of claims are over within a year. Those are the claims where, fortunately, there is no or little lost time from work and there is no permanent disability. If your claim is denied the best estimate is that it will take a year to get a decision from the Industrial Commission. It […]
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What is a Medicare Set Aside Agreement?

June 27, 2016
Oxner
Medicare Set-Asides are phenomena that has come into full force in the last several years. In the old days if an injured worker was on Medicare and his workers’ compensation claim was still open it was pretty common for the worker and the insurance company to settle the claim. Medicare got stuck paying for all […]
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What happens when I settle?

July 5, 2016
Oxner
It depends exactly what you mean by “settle.” If you take the rating in your case then you’ll sign an Industrial Commission form and the adjuster will send it into the Commission for approval. Once it is approved the insurance company will pay the rating out to you. This usually occurs over a period of […]
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