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You were diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome by a previous employer can you file a claim?
You were diagnosed by your EMPLOYER? (???) If you mean you were diagnosed by doctors employed by, or under contract to, your employer, you would have to produce a written, signed diagnosis to the Workmans Compensation Board examiners. After considering your case, they could award you a percentage amount commensurate with your disability.
You were fired from a new job after the empoyer found you had a workmans comp claim from another employer It that legal?
No you cannot be fired.
If you have not been released from a worker's compensation claim and your place of employment sells out to another company and you are not working because of cut wages can you collect unemployment?
You should still be collecting workmans comp if the doctor hasn't released you back to work. Workmans Compensation is an insurance that your employer bought. You can't collect unemployment if you haven't been released back to work from the doctor. You have to be ABLE to work to collect unemployment.
How do you file workmans comp?
First the employer must be notified of the illness or injury. The claim can then be filed with the state's workman's compensation department. The employee handbook or the state's employment development site can give you the contact information.
What can you do if an employer fails to file a claim on workman's comp?
Contact the state you live in workmans comp office and file a complaint.
Can an employer ask you to drop your workers compensation claim after they terminate you?
They can ask, but don't drop it.
What should be the first step in a Workmen's Compensation claim?
The first think someone should do in a workmen's compensation claim is to notify their employer and seek medical treatment. There is often a limit in the amount of time that can pass after an injury has occurred where someone can file a claim.
If somebody is out on an Illinois workmen's compensation claim does he still earn vacation time through his employer?
That's pretty much up to the employer. I'd say "probably not".
Does your employer pay out money to state disability when you file a claim?
Your employer is part of a "pool" of all state employers who pay mandatory payments into the state compensation fund.
How long can the former employer stall in a workman's compensation claim before it goes to mandatory arbitration?
The states set their own workman's compensation rules. The answer to this question depends on the state in which the claim is filed. There may also be special conditions that apply to a particular case.
What does it mean to controvert a workmen's compensation claim?
it means that the employer is disputing how the accident or injury occured and benefits may not be paid out during this time
What if you receive profit share can workmans comp change your pay stating it counts as money earned?
No they cannot. Once your determination is completed they do not change it unless you or the employer misrepresented some income on the original claim.
