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MEMORANDUM NO. 2020-06 TO: WCC Commissioners, District Administrators, Claimants, Self-Insureds, Insurance Carriers, Attorneys, Unions, and Advisory Board Members FROM: Stephen M. Morelli, Chairman DATE: March 25, 2020 RE: WCC Form 36 Procedure Under Governor's Executi...

MEMORANDUM NO. 2020-07 TO: WCC Commissioners, District Administrators, Claimants, Self-Insureds, Insurance Carriers, Attorneys, Unions, and Advisory Board Members FROM: Stephen M. Morelli, Chairman DATE: March 25, 2020 RE: Submission of WCC Forms During COVID-19 Pandem...

TEMPORARY EMERGENCY GUIDELINES IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK Posted Monday, March 16, 2020 In an effort to comply with the COVID-19 public health policy of social distancing, the Workers' Compensation Commission will be instituting changes in the hearing process for the foreseeable future....

As a courtesy to our client, I am reposting Chairman Morelli's Memorandum concerning COVID19 and Connecticut Workers Compensation Hearings   Coronavirus Outbreak Posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 The Workers' Compensation Commission has received numerous inquiries recently regarding contingency...

The Hon. Stephen M. Morelli, Chairman of the Connecticut Workers Compensation Commission,  Issues Memorandum. The Chairman's Memo concerns the role of Physicians Assistants and Advanced Nurse Practitioners (APRN's) in the delivery of services to our injured workers.  In sum, the Chairman's mem...

We represent many workers who rely on personal protective gear to keep them safe at work:  Roofers, airport ramp workers, masons, steeplejacks, lab workers, and many many others need this clothing and equipment to keep them safe at work.  For years, Connecticut acknowledged the importance of wo...

October 1, 2019 The Commission's newest Workers' Compensation Commissioner is Soline M. Oslena, whose legal experience includes practice in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury, real estate, family, and housing law. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oslena immigrated to Brooklyn, Ne...

There is and always has been a certain percentage of workers compensation claimants that think their on the job injury is a ticket to Easy Street. More often than not, however, this is not the case. And in those cases that do settle for large sums, the injured worker has suffered catastrophic inj...

UPS Workers Compensation Lawyer for Work Injury Claims in Connecticut United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest package delivery company in the world. With more than 400,000 employees, UPS, also referred to as “Brown” because of its trademark brown delivery trucks and uniforms, is everywhere. If...

United Technologies employs thousands of employees in Connecticut. UTC workers get injured at the main plant in East Hartford, at Pratt & Whitney Middletown, at Hamilton Sunstrand in Windsor Locks and at Otis Elevator in Farmington and Plainville. Common East Hartford Job injuries at Pratt and Wh...

NEW SPOTLIGHT ON NURSE WORKPLACE INJURIES “Nursing: A Profession in Peril,” a five-part series of reports by consumer watchdog group Public Citizen being released over the spring and summer 2015, explores injuries to healthcare workers, potential methods to reduce these injuries, the policy posit...

Repetitive trauma injuries accumulate over time and often result in severe injuries for construction. Construction workers operate in hostile environments where life-changing accidents are common, but cumulative stress injuries caused by repetitive motion, exposure to toxins, vibrations, loud noi...

Did the injury occur at work? The answer to why an employer would dispute a workers' comp claim is simple and boils down to a single five letter word: money. Like any other type of insurance product, employers pay premiums to provide workers' compensation benefits to workers (in most states, this...

I was injured at work in Connecticut. There was a witness. My contact at human resources assisted me with completing an incident report. I was on the clock and on the employer's premises when I was injured. Why won't the insurance company pay my benefits? Why am I waiting for medical treatment t...

This is the Location of the First District Worker's Compensation Commission in Hartford. There are 8 District offices around the state and we appear in all of them. Which office handles your claim is a function of the location you were injured. Feel free to call with any questions about case ven...

Sacroiliac joint Injuries Overview Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain is felt in the low back and buttocks. The pain is caused by damage or injury to the joint between the spine and hip. Sacroiliac pain can mimic other conditions, such as a herniated disc or hip problem. Accurate diagnosis is important t...

For those interested in the topic, I welcome you to join our facebook Group, "Ask a Connecticut Workers Compensation Attorney." Simply follow the link below! Lots of good information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/316379752275068/

Amazon is one of the largest employers in the Connecticut As a global leader in the shopping and deliver logistics, Amazon employs a wide range of people in Connecticut from ooffice professionals, to drivers, to package handlers. Unfortunately, workplace injuries are a major issue at every compan...

The news yesterday told a story of a Connecticut Transit bus driver who was attacked by an irate passenger while simply trying to complete his route. Sadly, Workplace assaults are for more common than you might think. Every day, transit workers, nurses, teachers and paraprofessionals, as well as ...

One of the misconceptions many workers have is that the Connecticut Workers' Compensation system requires a worker to undergo treatment for workplace injuries from a company specified doctor only. However, this is not the whole truth. Are you able to pick your own medical provider? The quick answ...

In sailing, we use the expression "heave to" to take a break and essentially put the boat in time out to rest during long periods of rough seas or stormy weather. I feel the same way about the current state of practicing workers compensation law in Connecticut. In the past year, we have seen t...

Frequently in the life of a Connecticut work injury claim, there will be a period of time where you are required to do the dreaded "job searches." This situation typically arises when a worker, often a construction worker or heavy laborer, sustains an injury and is unable to perform the full ran...

I love questions from anyone.I do believe there are no dumb questions and when you ask me something I think should be obvious that just tells me we need to do a better job of explaining things. A really good question I got recently was from someone who wanted to know what the odds were of winning...