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You should notify your employer as soon as possible. The notice may be given to the foreman, supervisor, personnel office, or anyone in authority at the employer's place of business. Complete the Report of Injury or Illness form immediately.

A controversion is a denial of either a specific portion of your claim or it can be a denial of the entire claim. It lets the injured worker know what the adjuster is doing and why.

Not for your work injury unless your employer intentionally injured you. However, you may have a suit for wrongful termination, discrimination of something like that. But you would need to see someone besides the Crofts Law Office for that type of case.

Yes, you do have the right to have your doctor rate your impairment. Additionally if there is a dispute between your doctor and the doctor hired by the comp carrier you can ask the Board to order an independent medical evaluation (called an SIME) by a doctor selected from a panel of specialists. Usually the doctor selected by the Board issues a thorough and impartial report.

In this situation, if you haven't returned to work and continue to receive medical care for your injuries, you should continue to receive temporary disability benefits for the period of time up to and including the date the authorized health care provider indicates as the date of maximum medical improvement.