As of the writing of this article, COVID-19 is spreading in Massachusetts.  It is important to prepare for how COVID-19 may affect your health and family, but it is also just as important to know how this disease could affect your ability to earn an income.

When an insurer sends you a notification of termination or modification, it means that they are ending or changing your benefits in some way. They should indicate on the bottom of the form how they are changing it. Sometimes the insurance company will start paying...

You should not sign an Agreement to Extend 180 Day Payment Without Prejudice Form without speaking with an attorney first. It is in the insurance company’s best interests for you to sign that form. What it means is that for the next 180 days, they can stop paying you...

It is never too early to speak with a well-trained, experienced attorney about your situation. Workers’ compensation law can seem straightforward, but is rife with opportunities for even what seem like the simplest of cases to go astray. If you have any questions...

You can still receive workers’ compensation even if no one was at fault for your injury. Workers’ compensation is a no-fault system. This means that you can file a workers’ compensation action for any injury resulting in disability, even if your injury is purely the...

You must file your workers’ compensation claim within four years from when you become aware of the connection between your disability and your employment. But keep in mind that being disabled doesn’t necessarily mean that you are out of work. It merely means that you...

There is nothing wrong with filing a claim for workers’ compensation coverage, and employers should know that the system is designed to protect them.  Every employer in the Commonwealth is required to have workers’ compensation insurance in the event of a work...

We don’t get paid unless you do. Period. You can meet us for a free consultation on your own terms, and then decide whether you want us in your corner. Once you hire us, we work on what we call a “contingency fee basis.” That means that we only get paid if you do. You...

A majority of cases settle before going to a trial (what the Department of Industrial Accidents calls a “hearing.”)  Sometimes a settlement is the best resolution when the insurance company is willing to pay a former employee what they deserve.  However, we know that...