Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Workers’ Compensation Law § 15(3)(w) places a limitation – commonly referred to as “cap” – on the number of benefit weeks that compensation is payable to a ...

June 24, 2024 - Fortunately, most workplace injuries are minor and do not result in serious injury or lasting disability. When a worker is seriously injured at work, they're unable to work in some ...

"The legislative history strongly evinces the legislature's will to extinguish the authority of commissioners to award such benefits upon a claimant's having reached permanency status, [and] we concur ...

The Connecticut Appellate Court held the Workers' Compensation Commission cannot grant temporary partial disability payments to someone who has "reached maximum medical improvement," clarifying the ...