Hello, I’m Ched Jennings, Founder of the Jennings Law Offices in Louisville. Is a caseworker in the room when you meet with your doctor? The caseworker is not your friend. They’re actually employed by the workers’ comp insurance company. Their goal is to influence your doctor’s treatment of your workplace injury. They perhaps get your...
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Workers’ Comp Benefits Go Beyond Just the Money
As a Kentucky workers' compensation attorney who's served injured workers for decades, I can tell you the importance of taking a wider view of your claim. Workers' comp benefits go beyond just the money. Hello, I’m Ched Jennings, Founder of the Jennings Law Offices in Louisville. Workers’ Comp is more than just the money in...
Choose Your Own Doctor for a Kentucky Workers’ Comp Claim
Did you know you have the right to choose your own doctor for a Kentucky workers’ compensation claim? It is important to know you don’t have to listen to your company’s doctor in order to to ensure you receive proper treatment, diagnosis, treatment and ultimately workers' compensation benefits and compensation. It is important for you...
Workers’ Comp Impacts Social Security Disability
Hello, I’m Ched Jennings, Founder of the Jennings Law Offices in Louisville. Some work-related injuries are serious enough that the worker will qualify for both workers’ compensation benefits AND social security DISABILITY benefits. Now to be clear, I’m not talking about Social Security Retirement. This is about Social Security DISABILITY benefits. But there’s a catch....