Posts Tagged ‘employer’
What Does ‘Res Judicata’ Mean and How Can It Impact My Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Case?
There can many traps awaiting the unwary claimant in a workers’ compensation case. Your employer, or its insurer, likely will be armed with knowledgeable attorneys who are well-versed both in the facts of the case and the law. They may recite Latin words and phrases you don’t know, or legal terms with which you are…
Read MoreWhat It Takes to Qualify as an Employee (and Not an Independent Contractor) in a Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Case
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently issued an important new ruling regarding who qualifies as an employee and who is an independent contractor when it comes to workers’ compensation benefits. While court did not adopt the rule for which the injured worker advocated and the ruling ultimately was an unsuccessful outcome for this particular worker, that does…
Read MoreTruck Driver Wins Claim for Temporary Total Disability Benefits After Falling Out of His Truck
Achieving a successful result in your initial workers’ compensation benefits hearing is very important. If you succeed and your employer appeals, there are limited ways the employer can win. An appeal that essentially asks the Reviewing Board to reweigh the evidence very likely won’t succeed. The workers’ compensation judge is the trier of fact and…
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