If you go back to work, great! The most important issue is your health. If your medical expert opines that you can return to work, than I would suggest you try. If you successfully return to work for the same wages, then the case becomes a "closed period" for the time you missed work for [...]
Every work injury is different. You are entitled to 60% of their average weekly wage (tax free) if you are disabled as a result of a work injury. You are also entitled to payment of all reasonable and necessary medical benefits, including co-payments, prescriptions and mileage reimbursement. A lump sum settlement depends upon the applicable [...]
It does not cost you anything to have a workers' compensation lawyer. If I need to bring a claim, then the insurer pays me a statutory fee according the M.G.L.c. 152. If benefits are obtained, and a lump sum (a projection of future weekly benefits) is considered, I could be entitled to up to 20% [...]
There is a 4 year statute of limitations for workers' compensation claims. This means some action must be taken within 4 years of the date of the work injury. However, the statute of limitations can be "tolled", or set aside if any amount of medical bills or compensation had been paid by the compensation insurer [...]
If a claim is needed, it is against the your company's workers' compensation insurer and not your employer. If you are receiving all of your rightful benefits, I do not have to be involved until I need to be. However, please be aware that insurance companies do not always inform employees of all of their [...]