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Dear Experienced Comp Attorney,
Dear Experienced Comp Attorney, Thank you for your insightful message on our Maryland workers’ compensation calculator today. You said: “Your calculator for valuing a claim has got to be the dumbest thing I have ever seen.” If I may be so bold, please allow me to comment. The dumbest thing you have ever seen? Really? […]
Eight Mistakes by Injured Workers
by Rebecca Smith, Esq. 1. Not Reporting Injury Immediately If an injured worker does not report the injury or illness as soon as possible, there could be numerous obstacles that will arise. First, the employer cannot notify the workers’ comp insurer. If the insurer is not put on notice, there could be a delay in […]
Dr. Launder, Maryland Orthopedics, and Two Sides to Every Story
by Byron B. Warnken, Esq. If you have any relationship to workers’ compensation in Maryland, Dr. Launder’s public note should be read. You can find it here: http://drlaundersresponse.com/. Here are eight specific points we feel anybody new to the workers’ compensation system should know: “Over the years, however, workman’s comp insurers tightened their control over […]
Permanent Disability in Maryland workers’ compensation
Introduction In Maryland, there are two different forms of permanent disability – permanent partial and permanent total. Relevant to calculating a permanent disability award is both the employee’s average weekly wage, in addition to the overall State average for a given year. Further, there are four different “tiers” of permanent disability benefits under the Maryland […]
Did Ray Rice Commit a Crime?
UPDATE on 9/8/14: Obviously Ray Rice committed a crime. Not only is the evidence out there, but he has actually pleaded guilty to the offense. As of 40 minutes ago, he is no longer a Raven. As of 15 minutes ago, he is indefinitely suspended from NFL football. The league really screwed this up. […]
More Common Workers’ Compensation Questions
by Rebecca Smith, Esq. I’m afraid that I will not be able to continue working in my field due to my on the job injury/illness. Will worker’s compensation help me find a new job? If your workers’ compensation carrier determines that you can no longer perform your former job duties due to your injury or […]
New Site Page: A Brief History of Workers’ Compensation Laws
The idea of compensation for on the job injuries existed long before the evolvement of what today we know as western civilization. As Gregory P. Guyton points out in his article, the first known laws that compensated workers for on the job injuries date back to approximately 2050 B.C. in ancient Sumer, or what today would […]
A Few Common Workers’ Comp Questions
by Rebecca Smith, attorney, Warnken, LLC I was in a car accident on my way to work. Am I eligible to file a worker’s compensation claim for those injuries? Generally speaking, injuries that occur on your way to or from work, or on your lunch break, are not covered under Workers’ Compensation. However, if your […]
Rebecca Smith Earns SuperLawyer Title
Warnken, LLC attorney Rebecca Smith has earned the distinction of SuperLawyer for 2014. It’s an excellent way to ring in the new year. Rebecca has earned the distinction for her workers’ compensation practice. She went from only a few straggling comp files in 2010 to a flourishing practice of more than 100 workers’ compensation files […]
King – Maryland and the Supreme Court – Part 2
On Monday, on this blog, I published the first part of a section of an article for the Maryland Association for Justice’s Trial Reporter magazine. The first part dealt with the King case in the context of Maryland’s Court of Appeals. The second part deals with King in the context of the Supreme Court of […]