Injured Workers' Legal Center

09/02/2022

Chicago local #1 Iron Workers remake the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper”photo that was originally captured in 1932. 🤯

07/02/2021

We are pleased and proud to announce that our colleague and friend Attorney Katherine Gatti Rooks has been appointed to serve as an Administrative Law Judge by the Workers’ Compensation Board for the State of Maine. Judge Gatti Rooks will be presiding in formal hearings from the Workers’ Compensation Board’s Lewiston Regional Office once her transition from our offices has been completed. The State of Maine is fortunate to have the skills and talents Kate will bring to the bench.

09/07/2020

Happy Labor Day from IWLC! Today and everyday, we thank labor unions for their work towards improving the lives of all workers.

08/26/2020

Injured at work? Please check out our most recent blog post to learn more about the work search requirements in Maine.

If you are an injured worker who is not totally disabled (you have some capacity to work), it is important to know that in a contested claim, you must perform a work search in order to receive the full amount of workers’ compensation benefits owed to you. What exactly does this mean?  This means ...

08/07/2020

Head on over to our blog and check out our most recent post about Social Security retirement and workers' compensation benefits.

It’s common for a disabled worker to receive both weekly benefits under the workers’ compensation system (a state benefit), in addition to social security disability benefits (a federal benefit). While you can receive both benefits simultaneously, the social security disability benefits are redu...

07/20/2020

Meet Mulligan, our Junior Paralegal and resident kitten. When not napping, you can find him visiting with his co-workers, sorting through our recycle bins, or doing very important paper ball chasing.

Mulligan wants you to know that we're here for your legal needs. Please visit our website (https://iwlcadvocate.com/) to learn more about what we can do for you.

07/16/2020

Please visit our blog to read our latest post on COVID-19 and workers' compensation claims in Maine.

Previously, we’ve touched on the types of workers’ compensation cases that have already or will arise because of COVID-19. These include COVID-19 diagnoses, injuries because of poor ergonomic at-home workstations, and mental stress claims for first responders. Just as any other workers’ compen...

06/29/2020

Check out our most recent blog post about where you can get medical treatment following a work injury.

If you’ve been injured at work – where your injury occurred within the course of your employment, you are entitled to reasonable and proper medical care, paid for by your employer.  Depending on your injury, reasonable and proper medical care could include a trip to the hospital, a visit to the...

06/23/2020

IWLC supports Local S6 as they strike at BIW. The union brothers and sisters are the lifeblood of the shipyard and deserve a fair contract that protects workers and maintains job quality. These workers are striking to ensure that Bath-built remains best-built.

06/08/2020

Maine workers injured on the job prior to 1992 may remember receiving annual cost of living adjustments (COLAs) to their weekly benefits. Thanks to LD 756, COLAs have returned for Maine workers injured on or after January 1, 2020 who are receiving total weekly benefits under section 212. COLA benefits will be effective after 260 weeks of total benefits have been paid.

06/01/2020

A common defense raised by employers in Maine workers’ compensation cases is that the worker did not give notice of the injury within 30 days. The 30-day notice requirement applied to injuries that occurred between January 1, 2013 and prior to January 1, 2020. LD 756 has extended the time period for a worker to give notice of the injury to its employer to 60 days. If you are injured on the job, act as soon as possible to report the injury properly – failure to do so could result in no benefits owed.

03/11/2020

The most tragic workers’ compensation cases result in death from an injury on the job. Prior to LD 756, if the deceased worker did not have a spouse or dependents, then no death benefits were owed by the Employer/Insurer. Now, if a worker dies as a result of a work injury on or after January 1, 2020 and he/she had no dependents, then death benefits under the Act must be paid to the workers’ parents (up to 500 weeks).