Workers’ compensation

Posted in Workers' compensation on March 7, 2013

Workers’ compensation protects seriously injured Tennesseans from losing everything. It is a compromise that has protected workers in our state since 1919 and it is under attack. Governor Bill Haslam has introduced legislation that will drastically reduce benefits and keep insurance companies from facing a judge in the courts by creating a purely administrative system,… read more

Posted in Workers' compensation on January 2, 2013

Today, January 2, 2013 ends a more than 4 year battle for my client Debbie who was seriously injured when she fell at work in October of 2008. Her employer’s workers’ compensation carrier initially accepted responsibility and paid for her medical care. However, when she was released to return to work, her employer terminated her… read more

Posted in Workers' compensation on November 27, 2011

Recently I talked to a friend who had been hurt at work in Tennessee. He was in the hospital for three days. He asked me if he needed an attorney for a work comp claim and told me he was concerned about making his employer pay for his medical bills. He did not know that… read more

Posted in Workers' compensation on November 18, 2011

I previously posted that General Motors and the UAW ratified their agreement that included plans to bring back GM workers to the Spring Hill plant. Many of my GM employee clients have been waiting on this day. Some have retired, others have transferred and still others have been patiently waiting but eagerly anticipating more automobile… read more

Posted in Workers' compensation on September 28, 2011

The United Auto Workers has announced that it has ratified its contract with General Motors. You can read about the deal announced today here. As part of this package, the GM assembly plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee will re-open and hopefully our friends in the auto industry and all of the subsidiaries that supply GM… read more

Posted in Social Security Disability,Workers' compensation on September 21, 2011

I am proud to report to our General Motors’ workers compensation clients that the Maury County Circuit Court recently made a landmark ruling in one of my cases. Many autoworkers know that General Motors filed bankruptcy in 2009 and sold its company in a bankruptcy sale to a new company to create “New GM.” That… read more

Posted in Workers' compensation on March 19, 2011

Thursday I wrote about handling GM work comp claims. Yesterday morning I saw again why it is so important to hire an experienced and aggressive Tennessee workers’ compensation attorney. GM workers’ benefits are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, even after retirement. With the stroke of a pen, disability, health care and other benefits can… read more

Posted in Workers' compensation on March 17, 2011

My father and I have represented hundreds of Saturn and GM employees in their workers’ compensation claims since 1993. Spring Hill is fortunate to be the home of one of the largest automotive assembly plants and other automotive component assembly facilities. We hope GM will commit to bringing another product here soon. The Spring Hill… read more

Posted in Workers' compensation on February 26, 2011

In my four years of representing hard working folks from Clarksville to Nashville, Franklin to Spring Hill in workers’ compensation claims when they get injured on the job. The most common thing I hear in my first meeting with clients is, “I was going to pursue this earlier, but I was afraid I would lose… read more