With a valid third-party liability claim, injured workers can receive immediate medical treatment through a workers' compensation claim while simultaneously pursuing compensation from the at-fault party under personal injury law. 

Unlike personal injury claims or work injury benefits, the severity of an injury does not play a role in determining SSDI benefits.

There is often confusion about the eligibility requirements when applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits.

For injured workers who were seriously injured in an on-the-job accident, the permanent disability rating system may seem like a mystery.

If any worker is afraid of reporting an injury because of a fear that management will issue punishment for the injury, he or she shouldn't be.  It is strictly illegal for any employer to retaliate against or punish a worker who becomes injured on the job.

Concussions are a form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that occur as the result of the brain coming into contact with the skull.  Concussion is a common, but serious injury with symptoms that can appear slowly, sometimes only becoming apparent hours or days after the initial trauma.

It may seem counter-intuitive, but a denial doesn't mean the end of your workers' compensation claim.  Even after a denial of benefits, injured workers have the option to appeal their denied claims to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.

Workers' compensation is a program designed to help people who were injured on the job.  Unfortunately, some workers, employers, doctors, and insurers try to take advantage of the system.