Case FAQ

On a worker’s compensation claim, our percentage fee is 25% of money recovered for you. Again, this is only if we get money on your claim. This is the standard fee most workers compensation lawyers charge for their services.

Consultations with us are always free. We are happy to meet with you over the phone, by video or in person to help decide if we can benefit you on your claim. Also, it’s important for you to see if you think we’re a good fit for you for your injury claim.

Out-of-pocket costs (or advanced expenses) are the money we spend to properly put your claim together. Common examples of out-of-pocket expenses include things like the fees associated with obtaining police reports, medical records, expert witness fees, and court costs. For workers’ compensation cases, the largest out-of-pocket cost we generally have is the fee we pay our doctor to review your medical records, examine you and write a report with their findings. Out-of-pocket costs on a work comp claim generally are around $1,000.

Not all records and documents required for your case will become out-of-pocket costs. Any documents you can provide beforehand will reduce those costs. In workers compensation claims, we try to get as many records as we can from the insurance company. However, sometimes they don’t have all the documents we want to fully prepare your claim and then we typically obtain medical records from your treatment providers to ensure it is the full documentation. Remember, we only get this money paid back to us IF we get a settlement for you. If we don’t get you any money, you don’t owe us anything for these expenses we paid up front.

You are better off with an attorney because we help you maximize your workers’ compensation benefits. Studies have shown people with a lawyer get more money than those without a lawyer. Our many years of experience have proven that normally people walk away with at least 3 times more in their pocket than they would have on their own. This is AFTER paying us our fee. Your employer and their insurance company want to pay out as little as possible for your injury. When you hire us, we bring our expertise to the table and make sure to maximize your workers’ compensation benefits, so your employer’s insurance company doesn’t shortchange you.

If an employer fires you without justification, or if you decide you want to quit and get a different job, you are still entitled to all of your work comp benefits. You do not have to remain at a job that you don’t want to do anymore, or you believe is too physical for you at this point.

If an employer fires you without justification, or if you decide you want to quit and get a different job, you are still entitled to all of your work comp benefits. You do not have to remain at a job that you don’t want to do anymore, or you believe is too physical for you at this point.

TTD is weekly payments made by the work comp insurance company while you are off work. TTD is 2/3 of your pre-injury weekly compensation. However, no matter your income, there are limits on how much the work comp insurance company has to pay you. Currently, the limit is $1,186.51. For example, if you made $3,000/week pre-injury, $2,000 is 2/3 of your pre-injury compensation but you will be capped at $1,186.51/week for your weekly TTD benefits. Also, important to know, is that if you had deductions coming out of your paycheck for health insurance, dental plan, retirement, these types of things, they will NOT be getting deducted from your TTD payments. You will have to pay for these items on your own while you’re receiving TTD payments.

Temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits are paid if you’re back to work making less than you normally would because of your injury. In that situation, the work comp insurance company is supposed to pay the difference between what you’re making now up to the 2/3 amount. A simple example, if you normally make $10/hour, and you’re now working at $5/hour, the work comp insurance company should pay you $1.70 an hour to make up the difference.

Unfortunately, the law does NOT require your employer or the work comp insurance company to pay you while you’re at doctor’s appointments, physical therapy appointments, or other medical appointments. Therefore, if you’re back to work but still getting medical treatment, you will most likely want to plan those appointments around your work schedule so you don’t lose out on pay. If the medical appointments are outside of the employer’s metro area, you may be able to get mileage reimbursed for travel to those appointments.

An important note is that only a workers’ comp doctor can provide duty restrictions that your employer has to honor. If you do seek a second opinion, your employer is not bound by any restrictions that the second doctor may order. In the event your employer tries to make you work around your restrictions, keep your restrictions on you and point them out to your employer. Keep records of instances in which they may give you a hard time about honoring your restrictions, because retaliatory behaviors from employers, such as firing someone who has restrictions, may give rise to another claim outside of your workers’ compensation claim. If your employer tells you there is nothing you can do at work because of your restrictions, you need to be off work and receiving weekly workers’ compensation benefits.

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