Knee Replacements in Workers’ Comp

A fairly common work injury scenario in Arkansas goes something like this:  A middle-aged employee, with a history of heavy manual labor jobs, twists his knee at work.  He’s never really had any knee problems to speak of before; or at least none that he knows...

How Should I Choose A Workers’ Comp Attorney?

Which attorney to hire is an important question about an important choice.  A choice so important, in fact, that a favorable outcome in your case could very well depend upon it.  Some law firms handle Workers’ Compensation matters as a ‘side job’ of...

On-The-Job Burn Injuries in Arkansas

Many Arkansans suffer burn injuries at work each year, and some of them are quite severe.  The skin is our largest organ.  When it is badly burned, the result is severe pain, a lengthy healing process, and often a high degree of permanent physical impairment.  Because...

How Impairment Ratings Work

Some workers’ compensation injuries are deemed, by law, to be “permanent,” and some are not.  If an injured worker has a permanent injury, he or she may be entitled to receive a permanent impairment rating, which is worth money, in the form of...

Are You Being Watched?

It’s quite possible. Insurance companies will try basically anything to defeat a workers’ compensation claim, including paying a private investigator hundreds or even thousands of dollars to track, watch and record an injured worker’s activities.  A...