How To Prepare For a Workers’ Compensation Doctor Evaluation
If you have filed a workers’ compensation claim after you’ve sustained a work-related injury or illness, you have the right to see your regular healthcare provider or choose another doctor for the treatment of your injuries. Your treating physician will make the...
What is SAIF (State Accident Insurance Fund) – Oregon Guide
Oregon’s State Action Insurance Fund (SAIF) is a state-chartered, not-for-profit workers’ compensation insurance carrier serving Oregon’s workers and employers. SAIF has been in existence since 1914 and is the leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance in the...
What is the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board?
If you work in Oregon and have recently sustained an on-the-job injury, you have rights! You’re entitled to benefits to help you pay your bills and seek the treatment you need to heal from your injury. Workers’ compensation insurance exists in the state of...
How to Advocate For Yourself With Workers’ Comp Doctors
Employees who get hurt at work are entitled to compensation. If you’ve sustained an injury while on the job, your employer should help pay for the cost of your treatment. In order to receive the compensation you deserve, you need a doctor to verify that your work was...
Workers Comp Claims Process In Oregon: A Complete Guide
Are you suffering from a work-related injury or illness? Depending on the circumstances of your injury, you may be entitled to financial benefits. If you’re one of the thousands of employees that need to take time off work to seek medical treatment, or you’ve...
5 Tips To Safely Return Back to Work After A Work Injury
The purpose of workers’ compensation is to ensure injured employees receive the financial and medical assistance they need to heal. Following an injury, the vast majority of workers want to eventually return to work and continue to contribute and provide for...
What to Do When Workers’ Comp is Denied & Your Next Steps
Was your workers’ comp claim denied? If so, you’re not alone. There are ways to fight back and get the compensation you deserve. At Ransom, Gilbertson, Martin, and Ratliff, LLP, we often get calls about workers’ comp claims that have been denied. Often, these calls...
6 Simple Ways to Prevent Back Pain At Work
Are you suffering from back pain caused or exacerbated due to your work? You’re not alone. Back pain is extremely common. In fact, up to 80% of Americans will suffer from back pain at some point in their life, and almost 60% of workers’ compensation cases result from...
FMLA & Worker’s Compensation Benefits: What You Should Know
Both the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and workers’ compensation benefits are designed to protect workers who are injured or ill. While these benefits serve similar goals, they also differ in many ways. The FMLA is a federal law that applies to all American...
What to Look for In a Worker’s Compensation Attorney
Getting injured on the job represents a serious hardship. Not only do you have to suffer the physical pain of your injury, but work-related injuries often also come with emotional, medical, interpersonal, and/or financial struggles as well. If you’ve had a workplace...