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<blockquote data-quote="Johney" data-source="post: 5165148" data-attributes="member: 10995"><p>W/C laws and procedure's are differant in every state. I have had a couple comp case's, one required a lawyer the other did not. MMI (maximum medical improvement) is what you'll get when they have basically done all they can for you medically. Here it's a % rate based on what your disability is now since the injury. Example: Rotator cuff repair was a 4% disability rating. That will pay you based on a formula(which I don't remember)for what you were being paid a week times 26 weeks(I think). This is not a settlement. A settlement would be if you want to settle your case with them and they are no longer responsible for that injury. And yes you will most likely be asked to resign. I mostly see this happen when cases are kept open(here you must see the Dr. once a year within each 365 days)or retirement. This is when you should get an attorney. If L/M is taking care of things while it doesn't hurt to consult an attorney there really is no need to. I settled some comp cases when I retired with the same lawyer I used before. He took a small percentage of my settlement which was fine with me just to know they wouldn't be screwing me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johney, post: 5165148, member: 10995"] W/C laws and procedure's are differant in every state. I have had a couple comp case's, one required a lawyer the other did not. MMI (maximum medical improvement) is what you'll get when they have basically done all they can for you medically. Here it's a % rate based on what your disability is now since the injury. Example: Rotator cuff repair was a 4% disability rating. That will pay you based on a formula(which I don't remember)for what you were being paid a week times 26 weeks(I think). This is not a settlement. A settlement would be if you want to settle your case with them and they are no longer responsible for that injury. And yes you will most likely be asked to resign. I mostly see this happen when cases are kept open(here you must see the Dr. once a year within each 365 days)or retirement. This is when you should get an attorney. If L/M is taking care of things while it doesn't hurt to consult an attorney there really is no need to. I settled some comp cases when I retired with the same lawyer I used before. He took a small percentage of my settlement which was fine with me just to know they wouldn't be screwing me. [/QUOTE]
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