Job Injury Information Center

General Information

• Overview of Workers' Compensation
• Common Terms

Claims

• How and When Do I File a Claim?
• I Don't Know When My Injury Happened
• Help! They're Closing My Claim
• How Do I Reopen My Claim?
• About Adjusters
• 8 Important Letters

Medical Care

• Tips for Faster Medical Care
• I Want a Different Doctor!
• Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Covered?
• Knee and Shoulder Injuries
• Can I Get Psychological Help?
• Can I Get Care in Another State?

Benefits

• Do I Have to Work Light Duty?
• How Are Benefits Calculated?
• Permanent Partial Disability Awards Explained
• I Disagree with My Rating
• Job Termination and Benefits
• The Insurer Refuses to Give Me a Rating

Employer Issues

• Can I Sue My Employer?
• How to Keep Your Job After a Work Accident
• My Employer is Using My FMLA
• Permanent Light Duty Job Offers

Vocational Rehabilitation

• Am I Entitled to Vocational Rehabilitation?
• How Much Retraining Can I Get?
• Making the Most of Retraining

Attorneys, Appeals, and Complaints

• Do I Need a Lawyer?
• 5 Reasons Not to Hire a Work Comp Lawyer
• Can I Fire My Attorney?
• Filing Appeals
• Filing a Complaint with DIR
• Injured workers Are Stuck with Their Attorneys' Negligence

Links to other Attorneys for other matters

• Divorce:
  Anita Webster, Esq.
  702-562-2300

• Immigration:
  M. Edwin Prud'homme, Esq.

• Discrimination:
  Kristina Holman, Esq.
  702-614-4777

• Family Law:
  Stacy M. Rocheleau, Esq. 
  702-914-0400
• Social Security disability:
  Richard Donaldson, Esq.  
  702-382-6370

• Elder Law:
  James M. O'Reilly, C.E.L.A., Esq.

• Bankruptcy:
  Sam Benevento, Esq.
  702-433-2000
• Federal Workers' Compensation (FECA):
  Steven E. Brown, Esq.
  805-496-9777 or 818-706-1555

Resources and Other Help

• Legal Research
• Government Agencies
• The Survivors Club - A great website with information on financial crisis, marital problem, etc.