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Reopening an L&I Claim
I get a lot of phone calls asking questions about reopening an L&I claim. So here are the basics that I share with most everyone who calls. – A claim can be reopened for full benefits anytime...
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Article 2
This post is a reminder that it is OK to pick up the phone and call me. I know that sounds a bit odd. But, I can tell from the stats on this blog that traffic is up since the first of the year. I get...
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Future Medical Care- Longshore
If you have a Longshore* claim, and have not settled future medical care with an 8(i) agreement – then you have lifetime medical coverage for conditions related to your injury. That sounds great – but...
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Legal Help
I get quite a few questions on this blog and on the phone which start with, “I already have an attorney . . ” Which begs the question – Why don’t people feel comfortable asking their attorneys...
View ArticleVocational Option 2
There have been some changes to the choices you have when you have been found eligible for Vocational Retraining. You will still work with your vocational counselor to develop a retraining plan, which...
View ArticleL&I and Structured Settlements
Is a structured settlement of your L&I claim right for you? I know the department sends out form letters to injured workers who are at least 50 years old and have allowed claims informing them that...
View ArticleIt’s complicated
If you have a Longshore claim with an unscheduled injury, your permanent disability is based on your loss of wage earning capacity. If you have a scheduled injury, your permanent disability is based on...
View ArticleSocial Media
You have a Facebook page; You tweet; You Instagram – and you have an injury at work. BEWARE! Whether you intend to or not – you are leaving an evidence trail. While you may believe what you are posting...
View ArticleVocational Retraining
Check out this investigative story from King 5 on Office Careers. Pushing injured works into a training program that provides them with no real marketable skills is just wrong. Either provide...
View ArticleCOVID-19 and Social Distancing
“Social Distancing” – I bet that is not a phrase you used with regularity before this pandemic became a part of our lives! Now it’s an everyday part of our vocabulary. Along with face masks, grocery...
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