A work-related injury or illness can be overwhelming to deal with and recover from. What happens now? Who should know about your accident? Are you entitled to compensation, and what benefits can you expect? Taking the right steps immediately after a Connecticut job injury can improve your chances of settling your workers’ compensation claim quickly
If you contracted an illness or sustained an injury on the job in Connecticut, you probably trust your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance to cover your medical bills and lost wages. Running into an unexpected claim denial may feel like a shock, but there are steps you can take to protect your rights. Learn how to
You suffered an illness or injury on the job and started the workers’ comp claim process. Now your employer’s insurance company offers to settle your case by paying you a single lump sum. Should you accept? Why or why not, and what are you risking if you accept a settlement? Here are insights into the
If you sustain an injury after a workplace accident, you may be entitled to compensation. However, the process of obtaining this compensation is extensive. You may need to overcome several legal obstacles or even contend with resistance from your employer or their insurer. As such, you will want to do everything you can to avoid
A recent article by the New York Times highlighted the current plight of foreign employees on skilled worker visas. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people in the United States are now unemployed, and a substantial portion of these unemployed workers are here on temporary visas, which means they are now in a state
If you are considered an employee at your place of employment in Connecticut, then there is a high chance you are covered by your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance policy. In fact, under Connecticut workers’ compensation law, any business with one or more full-time, part-time, or contracted employee is required to purchase workers’ compensation insurance, unless
By Connecticut law, all employers with at least one employee need to purchase workers’ compensation insurance to cover their damages in case of a work-related accident. If they do not have workers’ comp coverage for their workers, then an employer must work with the State of Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) to prove they are
