CONTESTED CASES

These are called “controverted.” A controverted case is an accident or injury that the employer argues is not a valid Workers’ Compensation case. In such a case, the Board will always schedule at least two hearings to resolve the issue and will take sworn testimony in front of the law judge from the claimant and the employer. The judge will then decide whether the case is “compensable,” meaning covered by the Workers’ Compensation Law. A few examples of typical controverted cases are ones in which the employer claims the claimant made up the whole case or faked the injury, claims the employee never notified him or her of the accident, or claims the employee wasn’t actually at work when the employee was injured. http://mydisabilityatty.com