Do I Have to Pay Back My Workers’ Compensation Claim If I Win My Lawsuit?

Many people who have been injured on the job have two claims in one: they are able to file a claim against their employer for workers’ compensation coverage and they are able to sue another company in the court system for their role in causing the personal injury. Common situations where this occurs include employees […]

How is a Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Attorney Paid?

Kentucky workers’ compensation attorneys are paid on a contingency fee basis. The easiest way to understand this is to realize that any payments made to your attorney are contingent on the attorney obtaining compensation for you, whether it be back due temporary total disability payments or a settlement. This also means, if your attorney does […]

Kentucky Workers’ Comp Vs. The Jones Act

Kentucky has a greater length of navigable waterways and streams than any other contiguous state, but many Kentucky attorneys know precious little about admiralty law and the Jones Act. At Lawrence & Associates Accident and Injury Lawyers, LLC, we represent injured workers every day both in state-based Worker’s Compensation and through the federal maritime courts. […]

Can a Kentucky Employer Fire Me For Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim?

It’s one of the most common questions we hear from new clients: Can my employer fire me for filing a Workers’ Compensation claim? The short answer to this question is no. Kentucky law does not allow an employer to fire an employee in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. The employer also cannot refuse […]

First Report of Injury (FROI) vs Workers’ Compensation

In today’s world almost every employer has procedures in place when an employee is injured on the job. In many cases it involves documenting the events that led to the injury and recording them on a form for future use and reference. In Kentucky’s workers’ compensation system, this form is often referred to as a […]