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If you are involved in a work-related accident, an on the job injury or if you sustain an occupational disease, more than your income may be compromised. You may suffer long term medical expenses, mental distress or an inability to work in the same capacity as before your injury. You will need a legal representative to combat the insurance company, your employer and the core of physicians which they require you to see.
Hoggatt Law will represent you against your workers’ compensation insurance company, and if necessary your employer, on the following issues:
- Establishing your injuries are work related
- Changing physicians
- Authorizing medical treatment (e.g. denied surgeries and other medical procedures)
- Obtaining life time medical treatment
- Recovering lost wages (TTD / TPD)
- Handling return to work issues (modified duty / light duty)
- Contesting impairment ratings
- Permanent disability benefits (PPD / PTD)
- Seeking vocational retraining
- Obtaining compassionate and competent medical care
- Wrongful death/Dependent death benefits
- OSHA violations
- Managing independent medical examinations (IME)
- Establishing a proper Average Weekly Wage (AWW)
- Addressing COBRA issues
- Managing unemployment, social security disability and other offsets
- Obtaining psychological and mental therapy or counseling
- Arranging transportation to and from medical appointments
- Seeking reimbursement for travel expenses to and from medical appointments.
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The information provided in this web site is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. The transmission and receipt of information through the web site or by e-mail or other communications does not create an attorney/client relationship with Hoggatt Law Office, P.C. Persons receiving information on this web site should not act upon the information without first seeking and obtaining professional legal counsel. Any links to other web sites is not a referral to or an endorsement of those sites.
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