If injured at work, you must file a claim with your employer's workers' compensation insurance provider. You will then focus on your recovery and can use your workers' compensation benefits to pay for medical bills and lost wages. At some point, you'll reach maximum medical improvement and need to know what comes next.
Understanding MMI
You may wonder what to expect when you reach maximum medical improvement (MMI). This is when your condition has stabilized and is not likely to improve significantly with further treatment.
- From understanding the laws that govern churches to providing counsel on essential contracts, a church attorney is critical to protecting your ministry from litigation. Every church needs an attorney specializing in church governance law to run their organization safely and avoid costly legal troubles, and here's why. Protecting Your Reputation In the age of social media and messaging, protecting your church's reputation is more important than ever. A church attorney can help you develop a communications strategy to address a negative news story or social media post.
- If you're considering Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, one of your biggest concerns is probably how you can protect what assets you do have. Is one of these an inheritance you've received or expect to receive soon? If so, there is an added layer of complexity to your Chapter 7 case. To help you understand your rights and responsibilities regarding this inheritance, here are a few important steps to take. 1. Decide If You Want to Protect It.
- Catastrophic accidents at work can result in permanent injuries. You may never be able to return to your job, or perhaps any job. When you are badly hurt, you are owed compensation from the workers' compensation insurer and possibly more. This type of work accident is the most complex because of what is at stake. Read on and find out more. How the Permanent Injury is Determined You will likely participate in a special medical exam before being ruled permanently disabled.
- Property transactions typically involve a lot of paperwork that is sometimes rife with pitfalls or altogether invalid. As a result, you might lose your hard-earned cash if you sign such documents when purchasing a home or piece of land. Fortunately, a lawyer can identify any document issues that might otherwise make you lose money or cause legal disputes after finalizing the deal. If there are problems, your legal counsel will advise you not to sign the sale agreement until the seller resolves the issue.