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Workers’ Compensation: 10 Common Reasons You’re Denied Claim
ByParnell, Michels & McKay Law Offices September 26, 2020September 16, 2025
You got hurt at work, sought treatment and then stayed home so you could rest and heal. At this time, you are supposed to now receive weekly workers’ compensation payments via check or direct deposit. And, in some cases, this is exactly how workers’ compensation works. But for others, their case ends in a workers’ compensation denial. Why was your workers’ comp claim denied? Every situation, employer, injury, and insurance company are different, but here are 10 common reasons why your workers comp claim may have been denied. 1. No Workplace Injury The concept of a workplace injury is crucial to your workers’ compensation claim and BOTH of these conditions must be met: 2. Your Injury Isn’t Covered Workers’ compensation isn’t a government-funded program, but a…
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3 Workplace Accidents That Happen When You Least Expect Them
ByParnell, Michels & McKay Law Offices August 23, 2020September 16, 2025
Every year, there are more than 460,000 reported workplace injuries and illnesses where people were injured on the job. While construction site accidents are among the most common in New Hampshire, all workers face the risk of being hurt on the job and injured at work. Some workplace accidents that can happen when you least expect them are: Workplace Scaffolding Accidents About 10 percent of all construction site accidents involve scaffolding. A full 65 percent of the country’s construction industry, or 2.3 million people, work of scaffolds. Every year, about 60 people die and more than 4,500 are injured in scaffold-related accidents. A BLS study found that 72 percent of scaffolding accidents happen when the support or planking gives out, the worker slips and falls,…
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How Do You Know If You Have A Personal Injury Claim?
ByParnell, Michels & McKay Law Offices August 12, 2020September 16, 2025
If you have been injured through someone else’s negligence, you likely have a personal injury claim. Many personal injury victims do not know what to expect. You might feel overwhelmed by the system if you have not been through the claims or court process before. Personal injury claims can be especially difficult if the insurance company is pressuring you to settle your claim quickly. It is important to consult with your personal injury lawyer, so you get legal advice from someone who is on your side who understands the fair compensation you are owed in your your case. How do you know if you have a claim? To prove a personal injury claim, a plaintiff must be able to prove four separate elements of the…
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New Statute Makes It Easier To Submit Medical Bills At Trial Saving Valuable Time for Medical Facilities
ByParnell, Michels & McKay Law Offices May 1, 2020September 16, 2025
In an effort to make trials easier, and the burden less on medical providers, Parnell, Michels & McKay’s own Rory Parnell provided substantial input and testimony relative to the new bill known as RSA 516:29-c, which allows medical bills to be submitted without the need to call the keeper of the records or doctors to testify the records are accurate.This effort was made primarily to make it easier for medical providers to submit bills and not subject their office manager, record keepers, or managing doctors to be forced to testify by insurance defense counsel to submit simple medical bills. While this is allowed for all cases where the medical bills are lower than $25,000, it is an important step for lessening the burden on local…
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Workers’ Compensation: What Am I entitled To?
ByParnell, Michels & McKay Law Offices October 12, 2018September 16, 2025
A person that gets injured at work is often unaware of the process involved in workers’ compensation cases, and even more unaware of what they are entitled to. In the first instance, the most important thing is getting medical treatment for the injury they sustained. If the injury occurred within the scope of employment, the workers’ compensation insurer is required to pay for all related medical bills. So, if a person hurts themselves badly at work and has to go to the emergency room, then the workers’ compensation insurer will have to pay for it. In order to have them pay in the first instance, the employer and employee complete the first report of injury. This specifies what happened, where it happened, and how it…
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Civic Duty: Testifying In Front of The New Hampshire State Congress
ByParnell, Michels & McKay Law Offices May 10, 2018September 16, 2025
Recently, there has been a significant debate in the New Hampshire house legislature about a rather mundane bill to most people. For the past year or so, Attorney Rory Parnell has attended multiple hearings and spoken to many legislators in New Hampshire in support of a direct deposit bill in workers’ compensation cases.The bill itself is very straight forward. If an injured employee is out for six weeks or more, the employee can elect to receive their indemnity benefits (a weekly wage check) via direct deposit. The current rule allows for insurers to mail the wage checks each week the worker is out due to a work injury. Unfortunately, the mail is unreliable due to issues with mail carriers, holidays, and delays by the workers’…
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Workers’ Compensation: How to Make Sure an Injured Employee is Getting What They Deserve
ByParnell, Michels & McKay Law Offices November 26, 2015September 16, 2025
Injuries happen to all of us. Often, a person will be injured at work as a result of the duties of their employment. It is at these times that an injured person must understand the workers’ compensation system, and how to protect your rights. When a person is injured at work, and they have to miss time, the first thing they should understand is that your medical visits are covered. If an injury occurs during the course of employment, then the workers’ compensation insurance carrier will be required to pay for the medical services provided for the treatment of that injury. If the insurance carrier denies the payment of a medical bill, and the Department of Labor finds it should have been paid, the insurance…
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Worker’s Compensation: Differences In Lump Sum Settlements In Massachusetts and New Hampshire
ByParnell, Michels & McKay Law Offices August 19, 2013September 16, 2025
At Parnell, Michels & McKay, we handle both New Hampshire and Massachusetts worker’s compensation cases. However, we often are asked about the differences between the two as it relates to settlements. In worker’s compensation cases, these are called “lump sum settlements.” A lump-sum settlement generally uses the weekly wage benefit amount as a basis for coming up with a settlement figure. For example, in a situation where an individual is getting $400.00 per week in wage benefits and is permanently disabled, there are a number of factors that come into play. Generally, it’s the injured worker’s life expectancy, the wage benefit amount, and whether the client prefers settlement to receive regular weekly benefits. If a person is permanently disabled and cannot work any form of…
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Injury Claims: The Road Map To Getting Back To Normal – Part 2
ByParnell, Michels & McKay Law Offices February 9, 2012September 16, 2025
In the last blog post, we talked about how obtaining documentation and other information will help make it easier to resolve your injury claim. To build on that, it is important to understand what comes into consideration when considering the settlement value of an injured person’s claim. It is important to understand this in order to make sure you are getting the compensation you deserve. At the outset of any injury case, someone has been injured in some way. Like everybody else, this person will receive medical treatment for their injury. The hope is that they can recover, and get back to 100% of their previous health. Sometimes, there is no getting back to 100%, which is a difficult situation to be in. In either…
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