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Workers Compensation LawyerLawyerFinder.com is a FREE consumer service. We are NOT a law firm. We assist consumers in locating Workers Compensation Lawyers and law firms in specific regions. We provide comprehensive law firm profiles so that you can review, screen and learn more about our members prior to contacting an attorney. In many cases our Workers Compensation Lawyer members provide useful articles and example cases to aid you in intelligently choosing the most appropriate legal representation for your unique situation. To locate a Workers Compensation Lawyer, simply choose a state from the form to the top right or choose the link from the left hand menu of this page. Workers' compensation laws were enacted to make litigation less costly for both sides and to eliminate the need for injured workers to prove their injuries were the employer's "fault". The first US law was passed in Maryland in 1902. In the next twenty years, many states followed. This system was formerly known as workman's compensation, an expression that sustains today. Some jurisdictions, such as New York have adopted the term workers' compensation as a gender-neutral alternative. In the United States most employees who are injured on the job have an absolute right to medical care for that injury, and in many cases monetary payments to compensate for resulting temporary or permanent disabilities. Most employers are required to carry workers' compensation insurance, and in most states heavy financial penalties may be imposed on an employer that does not. In many states there are public uninsured employer funds to pay benefits to workers employed by companies who illegally fail to purchase insurance. Insurance policies are available to employers through commercial insurance companies: if the employer is deemed an excessive risk to insure at market rates, it can obtain coverage through an assigned-risk program. It is illegal in some states (although not in others) for an employer to terminate an employee for reporting a workplace injury or for filing a workers' compensation claim. Most states also prohibit refusing employment for having previously filed a workers' compensation claim. However, employers can consult commercial databases of claims data and it would seem nearly impossible to prove that an employer discriminated against a job applicant because of his or her claims history. To abate discrimination of this type, some states have created a "subsequent injury trust fund" which will reimburse insurers for benefits paid to workers who suffer aggravation or recurrence of a compensable injury. It is also suggested that laws should be made to prohibit inclusion of claims history in databases or anonymise it. (See privacy laws.) It is also illegal to falsely claim workers' compensation benefits. Some employers hire private investigators to videotape claimants surreptitiously; some of these sub rosa videos have shown employees engaging in sports or other strenuous physical activity despite disability. TV shows have recently been made using these videos. However, this evidence may be ruled inadmissible in lawcourts if it has been taken unlawfully. Some employers vigorously contest employee claims for workers' compensation payments. In any contested case, or in any case involving serious injury, a lawyer with specific experience in handling workers' compensation claims on behalf of injured workers should be consulted. Laws in many states limit a claimant's legal expenses to a certain fraction of an award, payable only if the recovery is successful. However, in certain states this fee is allowed to be as much as 40% or more of the monetary award. (this article compliments of Wikipedia) Find Workers Compensation Lawyers. Click on the state below:
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