Category Archives: Workers Compensation
What Does Nonsubscriber Mean in Workers’ Compensation Matters?
A nonsubscriber case is usually like any other job injury matter, except workers’ compensation is unavailable or inapplicable for some reason. As conceived in the Grand Bargain, workers’ compensation is a no-fault system that replaces lost wages and pays medical bills. This system, like all other systems, occasionally breaks down. Whether or not the… Read More »
The Workers’ Comp Claims Process Explained
In the early 1900s, a string of workplace disasters, like the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911, drew attention to the plight of people who worked in dangerous factories. Over a hundred workers died in the TFF fire, most from smoke inhalation or because they jumped to their deaths. The factory’s doors were locked… Read More »