Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What if my employer doesn’t have workers’ comp insurance or doesn’t file the claim?” Employees who are injured while working at their job sometimes have the opportunity to seek compensation for their injuries in the form of a workers’ compensation…
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Rights of Construction Workers in North Carolina
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “Can my employer fire me because I filed a workers’ compensation claim?” Look around. Every building and structure is a result of the hard work of construction workers who make it their life’s work to be a part of the…
Mistakes to Avoid After Being Injured in the Workplace
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “Can my employer fire me because I filed a workers’ compensation claim?” Workplace accidents happen all the time. Mistakes happen, equipment fails, and other unplanned events occur on a daily basis. A workplace accident should not be the end of…
Ruling In New York May Give Plaintiffs Leverage
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “How do worker comps payments work?” We all know that in personal injury cases, settlement is a common end result. Though there are lots of reasons why this is the case, a big one is the degree of uncertainty on…
Texas Court Sides With Worker In Personal Injury Case
Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?” It is unfortunately all too common in personal injury cases that employers and insurance companies to dig up dirt on injured employees. In cases where a…
Indiana Supreme Court Sides With Illegal Immigrant In Personal Injury Case
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “How do worker comps payments work?” Immigration is a complicated thing, that’s something everyone understands. Recent news headlines reveal how heated the topic can be, with people voicing strong opinions on the subject. Though there are broader debates about whether…
Missouri High Court Tackles Forum Shopping In Personal Injury Case
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “Should I delete old posts or censor new posts while going through a divorce?” Thankfully, most people don’t give much thought to things like forum or jurisdiction after they’ve suffered a serious injury. After all, the person with the…
Labor Advocates Celebrate New OSHA Rule for Workplace Injuries
Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “What qualifies a person to receive Workers’ Compensation benefits?” Despite the millions of U.S. workers each year who report a workplace injury or illness, there are countless other workplace injuries that go unreported. Incentives for not reporting (and disincentives for reporting)…
Immigration and Personal Injury
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Immigration has been and still is an incredibly hot button issue in the United States. The issue is politically, legally and even socially charged, with reasonable individuals expressing a wide…
Two Employees Die In North Carolina Workplace Accident
Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What qualifies a person to receive Workers’ Compensation benefits?” It is genuinely tragic to think that someone simply trying to earn a living and provide for their family might leave for work in the morning and not make…