How Do Baltimore Workers’ Comp Attorneys Charge For Their Services?
How Do Baltimore Workers’ Comp Attorneys Charge For Their Services? Workers’ compensation cases operate under a statutory contingency fee system. This means that attorneys are compensated based on a percentage of the injured worker’s recovery, and these percentages are governed by the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) and related statutes. The structure is designed to... Read more »
Eligibility For Workers’ Compensation In Baltimore, MD
When it comes to navigating the intricacies of workers’ compensation, understanding eligibility for workers’ compensation In Baltimore, MD, and the associated criteria is crucial. Every year, numerous individuals find themselves injured or ill as a result of their workplace environment or job duties. In such cases, workers’ compensation can provide much-needed support and financial assistance.... Read more »
I Got Hurt At Work. Do I Have A Personal Injury Case, Too?
An employee who sustains an accidental [e.g. back injury] arising out of his or her employment is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. These are typically wage loss payments and medical expenses. The nature of workers’ compensation cases is explored and discussed elsewhere on this site. The thorough Baltimore personal injury lawyer will always explore a possible “third-party” component... Read more »
Worker’s Compensation – Injured at Work
An employee who sustains an accidental injury arising out of his or her employment is entitled to worker’s compensation benefits. The law defines these elements in general terms that are construed in favor of the injured, or purportedly injured, worker. As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. “Arising out of” employment means that the injury... Read more »
If I Was Hurt On the Job, What Benefits Do I Get?
Any employee who sustains an accidental injury in the scope and course of their employment is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Benefits are payable regardless of fault, i.e. the employee does not have to prove the employer was negligent or “at fault” for the injury, As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. The history of the... Read more »
Am I entitled to medical treatment if I’m hurt at work?
When hurt at work, one is entitled to, at a minimum, wage loss and medical are. Certainly that includes evaluation, and treatment if necessary by a medical professional. injured workers are entitled to receive surgical, and other such care and attendance as required by the process of recuperation and the nature of their injury, Services like... Read more »
What does it mean to be hurt at work? When do you get Workers’ Compensation?
Maryland worker’s compensation law provides benefits for employees who sustain an accidental injury in the scope and course of their employment. The scope and course of employment aspect is satisfied if the accident occurs while the person is working, or performing a task related to the work. [MPJA 30:6]. An accident is something unexpected, i.e an unanticipated... Read more »
Scope and Course of Employment: What is the coming and going rule?
Experienced personal injury lawyers in Baltimore regularly obtain benefits for clients who’ve had an accidental injury in the scope and course of their employment. In these instances, a hearing will take place before the Workers’ Compensation Commission. At the hearing, the lawyer who the insurance company has hired to contest the claim will ask the... Read more »
What is an Occupational Disease Under Maryland Workers’ Compensation Law? My Job Caused Me to Get Sick.
Many Baltimore personal injury lawyers routinely secure worker’s compensation benefits for their clients. Those lawyers know that an ….”occupational disease” is a disease, contracted by an employee in the scope and course of employment that temporarily or permanently disables the employee. To be entitled to worker’s compensation benefits under the law, the injured worker must... Read more »
If I Got Injured At Work, Am I Limited Only To Worker’s Compensation Benefits Only?
Many personal injuries and accident lawyers Attorney Eric T. Kirk in Baltimore, MD will quickly tell you that means you have a worker’s compensation case -and that is it. Generally speaking, if you are hurt while on the job, even if the injury occurs through the fault of your employer, your employer must provide you... Read more »
Can I Sue the Manufacturer of A Tool or Machine that Hurt Me at Work?
We’ve discussed in another guide the concept of products liability, where an unreasonably dangerous or defective product injures an individual, that person may retain a personal injury and accident lawyer to sue the manufacturer of that product, or possibly the distributor. The concept applies in connection with work-related injuries as well. As Attorney Eric T. Kirk... Read more »
If I Slip, Trip or Fall At Work, Can I Sue The Owner of the Property?
There are several guides discussing the concept of premises liability. The law in this area sounds straightforward, but can be enormously complex in its application. The owner or manager of real property has a duty to protect visitors to that property from dangerous or defective conditions of which they know, or should know. As Attorney Eric T.... Read more »
