What YOU should know about Worker's Compensation and RSI

Author and attorney Jon Gelman tells us everything we need to know about Worker's Compensation! 📌 Finding work is hard when you have RSI:    • Jobs for People with RSI   00:00 Attorney and author Jon Gelman explains the roots of the Workers Compensation System 02:06 Workers Compensation can be overwhelming 02:34 What Worker's Compensation is – and isn't 02:59 Europe is way ahead of the curve compared with United States when it comes to worker injuries 03:30 It all started with the Triangle Shirt Waist factory fire in 1911 06:10 Workers compensation is a patchwork system among the states, which creates havoc for workers 07:21 Occupational disease claims are difficult to defend because your employer isn't with you 24 hours a day even if they have been under surveillance 07:56 You have to prove that your injury was work-related activity 08:59 Here's why you can't sue the manufacturers for your Repetitive Strain Injury 11:59 Getting medical treatment for Worker's Compensation 13:53 There's a narrow window of time where treatment for Repetitive Strain Injury is effective, and many people don't even know their injured at that point 16:19 The relationship between overuse, tool design and Repetitive Strain Injury has not been properly studied 17:36 There are three types of Worker's Compensation benefits: temporary disability, permanent disability and permanent total disability 18:18 Sample Scheduled Worker's Compensation rates for New Jersey in 2023 19:32 Worker's Compensation rates may look good on paper, but they are inadequate most of the time 21:08 The insurance companies have a tactic of "delay in denial" when it comes to Worker's Compensation claims 21:35 The insurance companies are taking premium dollars and investing them 22:53 The quality of care that you get from Worker's Compensation doctors may not be the best 25:56 Very often doctors don't want to deal with Worker's Compensation because it's an administrative headache 27:43 Why does Worker's Compensation litigation takes a long? "Delay and denial" 27:58 If you have pain or injury at work you need to give your employer notice in a timely fashion. If you don't do it right away, otherwise you may miss the time in which you can do it. There are regulations about this. 30:56 Here are two reliable ways to find a good occupational disease lawyer for your Worker's Compensation claim 34:10 Here are great questions to ask a potential Worker's Compensation attorney before you hire them 36:09 What a better Worker's Compensation benefit program would look like 37:37 And off since is the amount of money they will take out of your award 42:22 Help stop RSI by signing the Repetitive Strain Injury patient Bill of Rights on change.org.