Many times, when an employee sustains an on-the-job injury, the employer and/or their workers’ compensation insurer, refers them to the employer’s doctor, which in many cases is an occupational medicine provider. Some employers have contracts or relationships with medical providers that may place the employer’s interests over the employee’s interests. However, injured workers do have… Read more »

1. If my injury happens at work, is it always work-related? If an Employee is injured at work, it is not necessarily covered by workers’ compensation. In order for an injury to be covered by workers’ compensation, there must be a connection to the work activities the Employee was engaged in. Recent caselaw has suggested… Read more »