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Worker’s Compensation
When does an injured worker need a lawyer?
Hi, I’m Bram Weidenaar with Alvine Weidenaar. I’ve been representing injured workers for over 25 years. Frequently I’m asked, “When does an injured worker need a lawyer?” There are three situations in which an injured worker should hire an experienced workers’...
What kind of legal work does Alvine Weidenaar do?
One of the most common questions we get asked is what kind of legal work do you guys do? We are primarily an injury law firm. We have offices in Sioux Fall and Mitchell, South Dakota that handle all types of injury cases. Some of the most common types of injury...
How soon after an injury accident should I call a personal injury attorney
If you’re involved in an injury accident you should immediately contact law enforcement. And you should cooperate fully and be truthful to any responding law enforcement officers. After calling law enforcement, your next step should be to call lawyer who...
What Happens After Reporting a Work Injury?
In a previous blog posting, I wrote about reporting a work injury to the employer. In this blog, I want to discuss what happens in a worker’s compensation claim immediately after the injured worker reports the injury to the employer. In South Dakota, the...
Subrogation – Personal Injury Attorney Help
If my insurance company pays for my medical bills after I have been injured, do I still have to pay back my insurance after I settle my bodily injury claim? Following your injury, your automobile insurance and/or your health insurance carrier may have paid medical...
Doctor Choice After A Work Injury
All too often, injured workers come to me after a work injury and tell me that their employer sent them to the “company’s doctor.” At first, the employer appears to be doing the injured worker a big favor by sending them to a doctor. But, if the worker’s...
Working With a Managed Care Nurse
Does the insurance company nurse have to go into your doctor’s appointment? Frequently, I’m asked whether the insurance company nurse always gets to go into the examination room when the injured employee is seeing that employee’s treating doctor. Upon reporting an...
Who Pays the Medical Bills After a Work Injury?
After a work related injury, the injured worker’s bills start piling up. This can be a very stressful time. Recovering from a serious work related injury is difficult. It can become even more worrisome when the medical bills start piling up....
Returning to Work After a Work Injury
I am frequently asked about returning to work after a work injury. Usually, the worker has the misfortune of being injured seriously enough that the injured worker’s doctor orders the worker to cease all work activities while recuperating from the injury. ...