One of the most often asked questions in my practice pertain to the payment of time loss benefits. When you are injured on the job and unable to work, understandably, one of your main stressors is the uncertainty of whether you will be able to continue to meet your ongoing financial obligations (mortgage, rent, car…
Demystifying the Going and Coming Rule (Workers’ Compensation) The “going and coming” rule applies to the situation where a worker gets injured while on his or her way to or from work. Ordinarily, an injury sustained while a worker is going to or coming from work is not considered to have occurred “in the course…
ADJACENT SEGMENT DISEASE: HOW CAN IT IMPACT YOUR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM? Adjacent segment disease has become a common topic in spine surgery circles because of the significant increase in fusion surgery in recent years. However, in spite of achieving successful fusion in spinal surgery, a long-term follow-up after a solid fusion may reveal degenerative changes…