Filing a workers' compensation claim in Montana involves a series of steps with strict deadlines. A successful claim provides access to medical and wage loss benefits while you recover from your injury. A Montana workers’ comp lawyer helps injured employees secure these benefits and navigate communications with insurance carriers. SCHEDULE FOR A FREE CASE EVALUATION Key Takeaways for Filing a…Read More
Montana has no-fault laws for workers’ compensation. That means your employer’s workers’ compensation policy must pay benefits for your job-related illness or injury regardless of cause. Review the answers to frequently asked questions about the workers’ compensation process in Montana. What Types Of Benefits Are Available? After an injury that occurs at work or a work-related illness, workers’ compensation benefits…Read More
Southwest Montana may have a historical legacy of smelting but, according to researchers, smelt work proved fatal for some Montana workers. Smelting involves the processing of copper ore. However, such work negatively affected the health of many who performed it. This news comes from the work of two researchers who came to Montana five decades ago to research copper smelters…Read More
Unexpected incidents occur in all work industries, and injured workers could suffer a tremendous amount of pain and suffering. In addition, workers might be out of work for some time in order to fully recover from the injuries suffered in the work accident. In these matters, workers’ compensation could be very beneficial for the injured worker. What workers’ comp benefits…Read More
Being injured at work is a scary thought. Not only is a work accident a serious event, employees in Montana often wonder how badly this event will impact them and whether it will hinder the ability to continue working. An injured worker could endure pain and suffering, even suffering debilitating injuries. This could severely affect a worker’s life, causing them…Read More
Construction work is an important industry in Montana. However, construction workers, whether they are erecting a building or fixing a road, face dangers every day on the job. In fact, one construction worker in Helena was recently seriously injured in a workplace accident. The accident occurred around 9:00 a.m. The worker was in a six to eight foot deep trench…Read More
In general, under Montana’s Workers’ Compensation Act, employers are required to provide employees with workers’ compensation benefits if the employee meets the requirements for benefits. However, while any employer can elect to provide employees with workers’ compensation benefits there are numerous exceptions under Montana law in which they are not required to do so. One exception in which the Workers’…Read More
Just about anyone in Billings can be injured due to their line of work. Of course, it may seem obvious that people with physical jobs, such as factory workers, construction workers or oil field workers may be exposed to many workplace dangers. However, even those in office jobs can suffer workplace injuries, for example, repetitive stress disorder due to having…Read More
In the United States of America, including Montana, employees have the right to work in an environment where all necessary precautions are taken to ensure a worker’s safety. This holds true for any line of work, whether you are in a warehouse, out in the field on a construction site or working at an oil field. If you are injured…Read More
Anytime employees are working with heavy equipment there is a risk of injury or death. Tragically, this risk became fatal reality recently for a 64-year-old Billings man who was killed while working at his job at a local vehicle repair business. The man was working on a heavy-duty tow truck with the cab raised above him. The cab fell suddenly,…Read More