Governor Lamont recently signed an executive order that helps essential employees in Connecticut qualify for workers compensation benefits. The order creates a “rebuttable presumption” that makes workers who contracted COVID-19 on the job eligible for CT workers compensation. A “rebuttable presumption” is an assumption that may be disproved by evidence to the contrary. For example, […]
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Am I eligible for unemployment benefits?
Unemployment benefits are designed for people who lost their employment through no fault of their own. Refusing to return work because of fear of COVID-19 is not enough to allow you to collect unemployment benefits, and you can be terminated by your employer. If you are able and available to work but cannot because of […]
How much is my worker’s comp case worth?
A lot of different factors go into figuring out what is a worker’s comp case worth, including: the nature of the injury; whether the person can still work the same job or another position for the same compensation; their age; what their weekly compensation rate is; what future medical expenses are reasonable to anticipate; if […]