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Developing An Effective Program
When employers fail to devote attention to workers' compensation, they end up paying. Our attorneys can help you develop an effective in-house program to avoid claims or minimize their impact on your bottom line. We can work with your human resources and/or loss prevention personnel to develop policies for the reporting and documentation of work-related accidents which will verify the legitimate injury and help you contest the questionable one. We can introduce you to programs such as alternate duty, a drug-free workplace, and the $1,000 medical pay to help you reduce premiums and contain costs. We can also help you determine if self-insurance, group rating or retrospective rating is the most beneficial program for you. If you are penalty rated, we can develop a program to help you "turn it around".
Dealing With The Bureau of Workers' Compensation
The sheer volume of claims makes the BWC one of the busiest state bureaucracies. Dealing with the BWC is often frustrating. We can help you get the information and answers you need. Whether your company is self-insured or state-funded, you need to understand how the Bureau works so that you can make it work for you, not against you. We have insight and knowledge to share with you.
Representation Before The Industrial Commission
Our attorneys attend hundreds of Industrial Commission hearings per year. Once a claim is referred for hearing, smart employers are represented by attorneys who specialize in workers' compensation law. The only constant in workers' compensation law is change. If your representative is not up to date on the latest developments in the law and Bureau policy, you are the one who suffers. Our attorneys have argued cases that make the law.
Litigation
When a claim goes to court you need an honest and accurate evaluation of the case up front. Our philosophy is to advise you of the best resolution early in the litigation - saving you time and money. If the case cannot be satisfactorily resolved, you'll face the litigation with a seasoned workers' compensation trial lawyer who will have your objectives as the first priority. Each one of our lawyers can assist you at every step of the claim process - from the initial filing of the claim all the way to a jury verdict.
Other Issues Which Affect Workers' Compensation
More often than not, workers' compensation claims present ADA, FMLA and sometimes, wrongful discharge issues. Our firm has experts in all these areas who work together to advise and defend our clients as a team. When you use our workers' compensation attorneys you automatically have access to the expertise of all our attorneys in these areas. Their goal is the same: to see you through these employment "minefields" quickly with as much cost savings as possible.
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