While most people know that if you get hurt at work, you will usually be covered by workers’ compensation insurance, few people know the limitations of such coverage or that the workers’ compensation insurer has an automatic or statutory lien on any proceeds the injured person recovers against a third-party. In Massachusetts, if you are …
Disabling Workplace Injuries Workers Compensation, SSDI, and Third-Party Claims
When someone has a potentially disabling workplace injury, there’s a difficult labyrinth of legal issues to navigate. Most people soon learn that following a workplace injury, there is typically workers’ compensation coverage available to pay for medical bills and some percentage of lost wages. However, right from the start, things get complicated. How much are …
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Major Change in Law Allows Better Recovery for Injured Workers
This is a major change in case law. As many former clients of this firm are aware, we often represent parties that have third party claims. The injured party is the first party. The second party is their employer and the third party is anyone else who can be blamed for the accident. However, often …
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Keches Law Group Workers Compensation Lawyers MA
Social media is becoming a workers’ compensation investigative tool many companies are beginning to capitalize on the value of social media as a recruitment tool. But it can also be useful for other purposes, as long as you don’t overstep legal and administrative boundaries. And one is workers’ comp investigations. For example, if an employee …
Personal Injury Claims Arising out of Injuries Occurring on Roadways
Early Tuesday Morning, June 29, 2016, Thomas O’Day of East Bridgewater, aged 52, was tragically killed while picking up lane marking cones on Route 93 in Medford, MA near the Roosevelt Circle exit. According to the Massachusetts State Police, the incident occurred when the worker was struck by a drunk driver. Another worker was injured …
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ERISA and Disability Lawyers
Our Disability Lawyers Will Guide You Through ERISA Claims and Appeals When a person is injured at work and files for ERISA benefits like short- or long-term disability, or long-term care, there is a specific way to proceed to avoid being denied coverage or having failed appeals. Do You Need to Talk to an ERISA …
Keches Law Group Lawyers Offer Advice to New, Aspiring Attorneys and Law Students
Keches Law Group Workers’ Compensation Senior Attorney Steve Bergel says being an attorney never gets old. “The tremendous satisfaction of prevailing for my clients and knowing that it is extremely meaningful to them and their families,” he says. “It’s many times a life-changer!” Personal Injury Senior Attorney Loren Laskoski says the clients are the best …
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Attorney Kelli Silva’s Client Awarded Total Disability Payments for Life after Hearing
A pipefitter who’d been on the job for decades was severely injured at work in 2012, but thanks to the hard work of Keches Law Attorney Kelli Silva, he will have total disability payments for the rest of his life. The benefits awarded to Silva’s client are especially incredible considering that originally his insurer attempted …
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