Can I Be Fired for filing a Maryland Workers Compensation Claim? Maryland Criminal Law provides that it is actually a criminal offense to fire someone for filing a workers’ compensation claim, subject to one year in jail and One Thousand Dollar ($1,000.00) fine. If you can prove that your employer fired you specifically for filing […]
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Am I Suing My Employer When I File a Workers Compensation Claim
Am I Suing Employer Workers Compensation Claim Every employer in the State of Maryland is required to purchase workers’ compensation insurance. Any workers’ compensation claim is against the insurance company your employer has named. All workers’ compensation benefits are paid by that insurance company and as long as there is insurance, the employer is not […]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a Maryland Workers Compensation Case
Carpal tunnel syndrome in a Maryland Workers Compensation case The nerves in your body are responsible for transmitting messages to and from your brain. If the nerves are compressed, damaged, or irritated, numbness can occur. Finger numbness may affect your ability to pick things up. You may feel clumsy and as if you’ve lost strength in your […]
Neck Injuries in Maryland Workers Compensation Claims
Neck Injuries in Maryland Workers Compensation Claims Neck injuries in a Maryland Workers Compensation claim create numerous issues that often result in insurance companies refusing to pay for necessary treatment unless ordered to do so by the Maryland Workers Compensation Commission. Issues include the following: Was there a preexisting neck problem? It is not unusual […]
Can an Uber or LYFT Driver File a Maryland Workers Compensation claim?
Can an Uber or LYFT Driver File a Maryland Workers Compensation claim? There are no Maryland appellate cases addressing the issue of whether an Uber or Lyft driver can file a Maryland workers compensation claim. The issue depends upon whether the Uber of Lyft driver is an employee or an independent contractor. If the Uber […]
Statute of Limitations in a Workers Compensation Claim
Statute of limitations in a Workers Compensation Claim In occupational disease claims employees or dependents of employees who have died have a two year statute of limitations from the date of disablement or 2 years from when the employee or dependent had actual knowledge that the disablement was caused by the employment.An employee who suffers […]
Can I Use A Maryland Lawyer For An Accident That Happened In New York?
Can I use a Maryland lawyer for an accident that happened in New York? Yes. If you live in Maryland but were in an accident while you were New York, The Law Office of Marc Atas and Associates will represent you for your personal injury, car accident, truck accident, automobile accident, and property damage claims. […]
How Long Does A Workers’ Compensation Case Take?
Maryland work injury attorney-I need my benefits yesterday-How long does a workers’ compensation case take? A Maryland work injury attorney knows there is no time limit as to how long a workers’ compensation case will take. Because the case can stay open for the rest of your life, some case have continued for 20 or […]
A Workers Comp Attorney is Essential in Maryland Workers Comp Claim
You NEED A Baltimore Workers Comp Attorney TO OBTAIN FOR YOU THE BENEFITS YOU DESERVE In a Maryland Workers Comp Claim. Workers’ compensation laws are meant to ensure that employees, who are injured on the job, are provided with the following benefits: excellent medical treatment lost wages until you can return to work vocational rehabilitation monetary […]
Third Party Claim – EMPLOYEE CAN SUE HIS SUPERVISOR
THIRD PARTY CASE.CAN AN EMPLOYEE SUE HIS SUPERVISOR WHO ALSO IS THE SOLE STOCKHOLDER OF HIS EMPLOYER CORPORATION? Facts: A third -party case was filed because employer operates as a recreational and team building company. Employer leases the property. The supervisor who is the sole stockholder of employer and his employees construct the obstacles on […]
