Settling a worker’s compensation case when a doctor says you can return to work is especially difficult – if you don’t have any family members or people who you can rely on. These workers need every dollar they can get. Workers with relatives who can help out are under less pressure to get every dollar. They can take less money to settle their claim.
Some of the family factors are:
- Do you have a spouse who earns a living and can contribute to household expenses?
- How many children do you have to feed, clothe and provide for?
Workers should know that insurance companies often hire private investigators who will follow the employee. It does not cost them much to do this. Through these investigators, the defense insurance lawyers will know the worker’s family situation and whether the worker is desperate for money. The more desperate the worker is for money, the less the insurance company will offer.
It sounds sick and crooked, doesn’t it? Also sounds paranoid?
Sadly, take it from someone with over 25 years of experience—it is not. Insurance companies routinely engage in these tactics and do factor these kinds of things into their offers to workers.
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Settling a workers compensation case in North Carolina or Virginia is complicated. Your family obligations and resources can help you decide what type of settlement to make. To be sure you consider all the proper settlement factors, including family matters, you need the help of a skilled North Carolina and Virginia injured worker attorney. Joe Miller is that lawyer. Contact Please Joe Miller Law now at 888-694-1671 and ask for me, Joe Miller, or email me at jmiller@joemillerinjurylaw.com
