What is “The Scope And Course of Employment” in Maryland Workers’ Compensation?
If one sustains an accidental personal injury while on the clock at work, they are entitled to worker’s compensation benefits. The law says an accidental personal injury is one that arises out of an in the course of employment. In other words, there must be some connection between the injury causing event and the work... Read more »
Baltimore Worker’s Compensation – What is an Accidental Injury?
The injured worker must have sustained an accidental personal injury for it to be considered compensable under the workers compensation law. As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. compensable adjective: eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury1 One case defines accidental as an unexpected happening from an unknown cause, or an... Read more »
Can I Get Wage Loss Benefits Through Worker’s Compensation?
The benefits available to workers sustaining a personal injury at work fall into two broad categories: medical care, and wage loss. Within those broad categories, there are many subdivisions. The experienced worker’s compensation attorney Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you that wage loss or indemnity benefits, in turn, come in four types: permanent total permanent partial... Read more »
Maryland Workers’ Compensation. I Cant Work at All. Temporary Total Disability
Temporary Total Disability. This is supposed to be the most straightforward benefit available in the worker’s compensation system. On its face, nothing would seem simpler. If the doctor has told an injured worker they cannot work at all in the wake of their injury, that injured worker is considered temporarily totally disabled, and is entitled to benefits.... Read more »
I’ve Been Returned to Light Duty Work. When Do I Get Temporary Partial Disability?
Maryland workers’ compensation law recognizes that the disability resulting from a work accident is not always, and in fact, is frequently not totally disabling. One post-injury scenario involves a doctor determining the person cannot work in any capacity. The law refers to that status as being temporarily totally disabled, and the corresponding benefit class as... Read more »
Maryland Worker’s Compensation. Do I Qualify for Permanent Total Disability?
In once sense, this is the pinnacle of worker’s compensation benefits. The ultimate award in terms of dollar value. Unfortunately, in order to qualify for it, you need to be so significantly injured that you cannot work. Anywhere, at any time, in any job. It’s a substantial burden of proof. The legal standard is that... Read more »
Top 5 Steps to Take After a Baltimore Workplace Accident.
A serious workplace injury can easily render a worker incapacitated, or disabled, leaving him or her unable to perform the functions of their job, or perhaps any job. That worker needs lost wages and medical attention. Maryland, like all states, has a purportedly “self-executing” worker’s compensation system to deliver those benefits. The fact that there is... Read more »
The Top 5 Reasons Why Baltimore Workers Compensation Claims Are Denied.
Why Are Baltimore Workers Compensation Claims Denied? It’s been noted elsewhere in these Articles, that the workers’ compensation law is supposed to be self-executing. In other words, automatic. What we see in practice is that is simply not the case. Injured workers are denied benefits by insurance companies each and every day. The Workers’ Compensation... Read more »
What Is Baltimore’s Average Weekly Wage Under Workers Compensation Law?
What Is Baltimore’s Average Weekly Wage Under Workers Compensation Law? It’s likely the key variable benefit handled by Baltimore work injury lawyers. All monetary workers’ compensation benefits are based on a number that is unique to each individual. It is called the “average weekly wage.” As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. It is,... Read more »
Can I Sue My Employer If I Am Hurt At Work?
I’d be safe in saying most people have a sense that when you sustain a personal injury at work you are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits. There is a general sense, held by even someone who has never pursued such a claim, that the employer [or in reality, their workers’ compensation insurance company] is... Read more »
Can I Be Terminated While I Am Out On Workers Compensation?
A rather urgent question frequently posed by injured workers arises after they receive a termination letter from their employer. This situation involves an individual who has been hurt at work, then off work for a period of time, and finally unable to return to work in their old position until some indefinite time in the future. During... Read more »
Can I Get Maryland Workers Compensation Benefits And Social Security At The Same Time?
The short answer is “yes” you can get both at the same time, but there is an interplay between the two, and, in the typical situation, the amount of social security disability benefits an injured worker receives is going to be reduced by some amount. Federal rules provide that the combination of worker’s compensation benefits,... Read more »
