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What is workers' compensation?

If somebody in Massachusetts has an injury while they're at work and they are unable to earn their wages and/or require medical care, they're going to be covered for their lost wages and their medical treatment. The question or the issue of fault is irrelevant. We don't ask the question of "Was it John's fault when he fell down a flight of stairs at work, or lifted the box at work," that's not the question. The question is whether or not they were an employee, whether or not they were hurt while they were working and whether or not they are disabled from performing the functions of their job and/or require medical care, period. My name is Attorney Steven Kantrovitz of Kantrovitz and Associates. For the past twenty years we've been representing individuals in the Greater Boston area in worker's compensation, personal injury, and Social Security disability claims.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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What types of injuries are covered by workers' compensation?

Worker's Compensation covers injuries or accidents that arise in the course of your employment. Many of them are very obvious. You know, I bent down and I lifted something up awkwardly, and I had an acute injury to my back or my neck. And the ones that become far more difficult and where people really don't understand their coverage are the repetitive type injuries, that - the types of injuries that happen over time, that my job requires me to lift heavy things day in and day out; and over time my body breaks down where I can't do the functions of my job. People unfortunately don't know that that is exactly what Worker's Compensation covers, that they feel it has to be some specific acute identifiable event. And that's not what the statute requires. My name is attorney Stephen (sp?) Kantrovitz of Kantrovitz & Associates. For the past 20 years we have been representing individuals in the greater Boston area in worker's Compensation, personal injury and Social Security disability claims.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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Why do I need a lawyer to file a workers' compensation claim?

The biggest problems that you face in a worker’s compensation case are principally dealing with issues of what they call extent of disability. Initially when someone first gets hurt at work, it’s pretty straightforward – they can’t do the functions of their job. And then if they have an injury that turns out to be more significant, that doesn’t allow them to go back and do their previous line of employment, the question then shifts to can they do any type of a job in the greater open labor market. And what I always like to say is that, without proper representation, that insurance companies and insurance company lawyers will assume anything that they want to assume. My name is attorney Stephen Kantrovitz of Kantrovitz and Associates. For the past twenty years, we’ve been representing individuals in the Greater Boston area in worker’s compensation, personal injury, and social security disability claims.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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Why do I need a lawyer to file a Social Security Disability claim?

Each and every person filing for social security disability benefits should hire an attorney. Number one: Because it doesn't cost them anything. Number two: Because they'll complete the application and all the paperwork for them. And number three: You're gonna want a qualified attorney to go with you to a hearing, should the matter get that far, to appropriately do a direct cross examination of not only yourself, but the medical expert and the vocational expert that the administrative law judge is going to listen to. My name's Eric Chisholm of Kantrovitz & Associates. For the last 20 years, we've been representing people in the greater Boston area in matters of workers' compensation, personal injury, and social security disability.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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How does a lawyer make it easier for me to file Social Security Disability?

An attorney can help an individual filing for social security disability because the attorney insulates the individual from that process. Uh, the attorney will do all of the work, uh all of the paperwork involved. They will, we will file the application for you. Uh we will uh complete the forms with you over the telephone or in person. Uh, we will send the forms that are required by Social Security to your doctors for you. Uh, and again, we will complete all the paperwork for you. My name's Eric Chisom of Kantrovitz and Associates. For the last twenty years, we've been representing people in the greater Boston area in matters of workers' compensation, personal injury, and social security disability.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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What should I do if I've been injured at work?

If someone has an injury at work the first thing they should do is, whether they think it is a significant injury or insignificant, is they should immediately report that injury to their supervisor or their direct employer. And then secondly, if its an injury that you feel requires medical attention you should immediately go out and seek the medical care and be very descriptive with your doctor as far as exactly what happened and the parts of your body that were injured. My name is attorney Stephen Kantrovitz of Kantrovitz & Associates. For the past 20 years, we've been representing individuals in the greater Boston area in workers compensation, personal injury, and social security disability claims.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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Can I still see my own doctor if I've been injured at work?

"A common misconception in worker's compensation is that an injured worker is required to treat under the direction of a doctor appointed by the insurance company. That is unequivocally untrue. That a person has a right to treat with a doctor of their choosing and have that doctor direct that care and as to when they're capable of returning to work. My name is Attorney Stephen Kantrovitz of Kantrovitz and Associates. For the past twenty years we've been representing individuals in the greater Boston area in worker's compensation, personal injury and Social Security disability claims."

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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Who qualifies for Social Security Disability (SSDI)?

An individual qualifies for social security disability if they have a terminal illness, if they are out of work a year or expect to be out of work for a year for either a mental or physical disability. My name is Eric Chisholm of Kantrovitz & Associates. For the last twenty years we have been representing people in the greater Boston area in matter of workmans compensation, personal injury and social security disability.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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How difficult is applying for Social Security Disability?

Filing for Social Security Disability benefits is a very painstaking process, uh, really in terms of length. At times it can be up to two years for someone to be awarded Social Security Disabality benefits. The application, in and of itself, is a very involved process. There's an inordinate amount of paperwork involved, uh, a large number of questions, a large number of forms, uh, the people generally just get overwhelmed by. My name is Eric Chisolm of Kantrovitz and Associates. For the last twenty years we've been representing people in the Greater Boston area in matters of worker's compensation, personal injury and Social Security Disability.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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What will it cost to hire a lawyer to help with my Social Security Disability claim?

One of the great things about filing for social security disability is that it doesn't cost you anything to hire an attorney up-front. The fee agreement is relatively straightforward and thankfully set by statute. It's twenty-five percent of your retroactive benefits or fifty-three hundred dollars, whichever is less. My name's Eric Chisham of Kantrovitz and Associates. For the last twenty years, we've been representing people in the greater Boston area in matters of worker's compensation, personal injury, and social security disability.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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When should I get a lawyer involved in a Social Security Disability claim?

You should hire an attorney from the onset when you’re filing for social security disability claims because the attorney will complete all the paperwork for you. The attorney will gather and review all your medical records for you. The attorney will send out the necessary forms to your doctors that an individual without an attorney wouldn’t normally know to do. My name’s Eric Chism of Kantrovitz and Associates. For the last twenty years we’ve been representing people in the greater Boston area in matters of worker’s compensation, personal injury and social security disability.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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Can I return to work later after receiving Social Security Disability?

If you're receiving Social Security disability benefits and it's your intent to return to work, you do have a nine month trial work period. If you do return to work, and your return to work lasts longer than nine months then your return is successful and you'll no longer be eligible for Social Security disability benefits. If your return to work is less than nine months, then your return to work will be deemed unsuccessful and you will continue to receive Social Security disability benefits without having to file another application. My name is Erik Chisolm of Kantrovitz and Associates. For the last twenty years, we've been representing people in the Greater Boston area in matters of worker's compensation, personal injury and Social Security disability.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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What are the phases that a Social Security Disability claim goes through?

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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How much will my car accident case cost?

If you're involved in an automobile accident, it will cost you nothing out of pocket to hire an attorney. The legal fees and expenses will be deducted from the settlement of any claim. In other words, if you don't get anything, neither does your attorney. My name is Dan Atobano of Kantrovitz and Associates. We've been helping people in the greater Boston area with automobile accident claims, workers' compensation, social security disability claims for the last 20 years.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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How can a lawyer help me in a car accident case?

I look at what I do as helping that particular client in a playing field that just isn't level. Insurance companies hire some of the most well paid attorneys. The insurance companies hire entire teams of attorneys to represent the best interest of the insurance company not the individual person that was injured in an accident or the individual person who was totally disabled as a result of nothing that they did on their own but somebody else's negligence. We level the playing field for a client. My name is Guy Montovano of Kantrovitz and Associates. We've been helping people in the great Boston area with automobile accident claims, workers compensation, social security/disability claims for the last twenty years.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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Should I handle my car accident claim myself?

The most important thing to remember is that an insurance company is not looking out for your best interest. You should hire an attorney. What is important is that you hire an attorney that's experienced in this area of law. You don't want to hire an attorney that practices real estate law or trust law or corporate law. You need to find an attorney that handles personal injury law. Statistics prove that settlements that are negotiated by an attorney will net a client more than settlements negotiated by the client himself or herself. My name is Guy Montalbano of Kantrovitz & Associates. We've been helping people in the greater Boston area with automobile accident claims, workers' compensation, Social Security disability claims for the last 20 years.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.