Workers' Comp Questions? Get Answers Before Problems Start

Do you or someone you know have questions about a workplace injury?  Do you know someone unsure about how workers' comp works, or what their options might be through the process?  We can help.

Our office can give the information injured workers need to make an informed decisions for their health and future employment.

• What happens when the insurance company won't approve treatment? Pay bills?
• Can you choose your own doctor?
• Can you be fired for filing a Workers' Comp claim?
• When do I get mileage?
• How much should I be paid for my time off work?
• What happens when I'm not being paid?
• Will hiring an attorney hurt your claim?
• Will attorney fees make my settlement smaller than I'd see on my own?

Our toll free HOTLINE is available for free consultation without obligation to hire an attorney.
Ask your question online 24 hours a day.
Our clients never pay a dime out of pocket for our services.
We solve problems before they start and negotiate settlements for top dollar.

Call the HOTLINE - 888.931.COMP (2667)

Associates Rob Lunsford and Brad Baskin in the News

The Clarion Ledger recently highlighted two associates at Pollan Dobbs.  Rob Lunsford works at the downtown New Orleans office.  Rob handles both Louisiana and Mississippi claims for injured workers.  Brad Baskin works in the downtown Jackson, MS office.  Brad represents injured workers in Mississippi with a unique background:  He's been a workers' comp defense attorney and he now represents workers who've been hurt on the job.

Employers without Workers' Comp Coverage can Face Serious Penalties.

Employers can pay a high price for ignoring workers' compensation rules.

Workers' Compensation coverage, or some similar policy for injured workers, is required for nearly every job in the United States.  Some employers try to avoid their legal obligations by avoiding their Workers' Compensation coverage completely. Many employers don't realize this opens their business to large unnecessary liability, fines and even jail.

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Another uninsured employer has pled guilty to a Class 4 felony for refusing to obtain workers' compensation insurance. John Linek, individually and as President of SMS Logistics of Chicago, has been ordered to pay a $10,000 penalty for refusing to obtain workers compensation insurance. The IWCC's Insurance Compliance Unit had been requesting compliance with the Act from this trucking firm since 2010.

Rob Lunsford is the Newest Addition to the New Orleans Office

We are quite proud to announce attorney Rob Lunsford as the newest addition to the Pollan Dobbs, PLLC team.  Mr. Lunsford brings the skill and tenacity our clients have come to rely upon.  A graduate of Tulane University and Loyola University Chicago - School of Law, he calls New Orleans home. 

Questions Answered Day or Night!

Pollan Dobbs, PLLC is one of the few places where Workers can get help on a toll-free hotline when they have questions about their workplace injury or Workers' Compensation claim.  Unfortunately, not everyone has time to make a call during normal business hours.  With our online system, this isn't a problem!

You can click here day or night and get professional help for your Workers' Comp questions.  Why face your claim alone when help is a click or call away? 

Misti Bryant and The Sweet Swine O'Mine BBQ Team

Our associate attorney Misti Bryant is more than a legal shark, she's part of the Sweet Swine O'Mine BBQ Team!  Check out their Facebook Page and give them a "Like".  The all-female grilling team fights cancer by smoking and kicking butts at Hogs for the Cause!  Everyone should check out Hogs for the Cause and see a great organization.

Now, if only we could get some of the 'practice' BBQ up here for lunch...

New Worker's Comp Rates & Mileage Rates for 2012

Having trouble making ends meet after a workplace injury?

Louisiana and Mississippi have increased their Workers' Comp disability rates for the new year!

Will this affect you?  We can tell you which changes apply to you and which do not!

Call our WORKERS' COMP HOTLINE for a free evaluation of your situation and see if the new rates can help you.  Dial 888.931.COMP (2667).

Can't call?
After hours?
No problem!

Use our online help desk and one of our team members can give you a free consultation.

"Tightening Up a Few Loopholes"

Every year workers's comp laws change.  Many of the new rules are applied at the start of the year but some new laws take affect un July 1st.  Pollan Dobbs, PLLC is active in monitoring new laws and rules as they come through the Legislature and Courts.  We find the new problems and advantages that workers face each year so they don't have to.  Workers' Comp is designed to protect injured workers that ask for help.  Unfortunately, the system can be unforgiving to workers that rely on employers and insurance companies to help them through the process.  Everyday they count on this arrangement to limit the care they pay for when they can't limit what the law requires.  You can have a smoother experience if you get the facts--and professional help--right from the start.

Call the Workers' Comp HOTLINE: 888.931.COMP (2667)

Finding a Job After a Workers' Comp Injury

When you're hurt on the job, the most important thing is getting back on your feet.  Fighting through bills and trying to get well is only part of what a worker goes through.  Getting back to work can be just as hard.  Some people can't go back to their old line of work.  Others worry about if they will be fired when they come back to their old job. The Workers' Comp Group can help you get through this tough time.  Did you know:

• There is a right way & a wrong way to do job searches for people on Workers Comp?
• Doing right job searches can increase your settlement amount.
• Whether you quit your job or are fired can change how much your settlement is worth.
• Negotiations over work can be part of your final settlement. 

These things can make a big difference in how your case, your settlement, and your job situation ends up.  You owe it to yourself to get some free advice on how to handle your claim.  Don't let money go down the drain.  


Call the Workers' Comp HOTLINE: 888.931.COMP (2667) 


and see if we can help you.

My Employer Wants Me to Use My Health Insurance for a Workplace Injury. What do I do?

Filing a Workers' Comp Claim on your private insurance can keep you from getting proper healthcare and destroy your protection under the law.  You can undo the trouble, but you need the facts to know how.  Pollan Dobbs, PLLC can show you the way.

Everyday injured workers are told to use their health insurance to cover the care for their workplace injury.  Every time this happens, they're being exploited by their employer.  This problem has become a small epidemic in many states.  Workers' Comp and standard Health Insurance policies may seem the same, but they aren't.  Employers who urge workers to use their own personal health insurance are committing a form of insurance fraud.

This includes:

• Refusing to do an injury report.
• Refusal to submit a truthful report to the Workers' Comp insurance company.  
• Refusal to give the name or adjuster for the Workers' Comp insurance company.
• Forcing injured workers to use their own private health insurance.

The rules for starting a workers' comp claim are fairly simple, but the situation can get quite complicated when Employers act as if the rules don't apply to them.  This sort of behavior is an attempt to hide your injury so that they can avoid responsibility--pure and simple.  Any attempt to do the things listed above is an attempt to hide benefits from you and make whatever steps you take with your legitimate claim just a bit more difficult.

You should have dignity and respect from your workplace and when you're workers' comp claim is legitimate, we make sure you get it.

If anyone has tried to use any of these insurance tricks with you, call us.  We have the tools to get your claim handled properly with no red tape for you.  We work to protect you and your job as our highest priority.


Call us on the Workers' Comp Hotline at 888.931.COMP (2667)

Are There Penalties for Denying Legitimate Workers’ Comp Claims?

• What happens when your employer denies your workers' comp claim?  
• What happens when workers' comp insurance refuses pay on a claim?
• What happens when my employer refuses to file my workers' comp claim?

Each state has a different set of rules for protecting workers from just these situations.  Some rules pay the worker extra money as a penalty for this illegal behavior.  In some instances, workers' can be allowed to sue their insurance company directly when they willfully deny a legitimate claim.

If you've been hurt on the job but you're not being paid for your time off work, your mileage, or you medical bills, you may be entitled to extra benefits.  You do not have to suffer with insurance companies that refuse to do their job when you try to heal and get back to yours.  Call our office.  We can discuss your claim and work to get you back  on track.

Call The Workers' Comp HOTLINE: 888.931.COMP (2667)

What Does My Impairment Rating Mean?

When you get an impairment rating, things can start moving fast with your claim--even when you don't realize it!  Most injured workers will be given an Impairment Rating over the course of their treatment.  This can be the most important event in a Workers’ Comp claim.  Depending on the facts of your case, an impairment rating can:

• Stop payment of your workers’s comp checks.
• End medical treatment permanently.
• Start a process that can end your ability to get a settlement.
• Give you an opportunity for a lifetime of free medical care related to your injury.

When you are given an impairment rating, you have a lot of options available to you.  However, these options aren’t available forever and many will not be given to you if you don’t know what to ask for.  Don’t let your options slip away permanently.


 At Pollan Dobbs, PLLC we can help walk you through the process.  


Call the Workers’ Comp HOTLINE at: 888.931.COMP (2667)

What Should I do When I'm Hurt on the Job?

So you've been hurt on the job.  What do you do?  Here are some easy steps to follow:

1. Tell your employer immediately.  
2. Ask your supervisor to complete an accident report.
3. Seek medical care.  Going sooner rather than later can keep small problems from getting bigger!
4. Avoid "the company doctor".  SPECIAL NOTE:  Some employers are known to have a 'company doctor'.  These doctors get their nickname because they tend to work for the company's benefit--not yours.  Avoid these doctors.  Your employer cannot lawfully force you to attend their choice of doctor.  If they try, call us immediately.
5. Use your normal Family Doctor unless you need emergency room care.
6. Always inform your doctor that you have a workplace injury.
7. Never leave the doctor without your work-status in writing.  This is a doctor's note taking you off work and/or a list of your restrictions.  
8. Contact your employer as soon as possible with your work status report.  SPECIAL NOTE:  This is YOUR responsibility under the law! You must inform your employer if the doctor has taken you off work duty or allow them to accommodate your light duty requirements.
9. Avoid working beyond your doctor's restrictions at home or on the job.
10. Watch for your first "comp check" or "temporary total disability" (TTD).  It should arrive after your first 14 days off work.  If it hasn't, something is going wrong.

LAST:  Call Us! 

These are just the basics and each case is different.  Whether you feel you're being treated well or you're concerned about your claim, we can offer you some reassurance that your claim will be handled properly.  Consultations are free and there are never any out-of-pocket fees when you need representation.

Call today at 888.931.COMP (2667) ! 

Is Your Workers' Comp Check LATE? Not Getting it at All?

You've always been asked to play by the rules and you're due the same respect.

The law requires injured workers to be paid when they can't work because of an on-the-job injury.  This isn't sick leave, it's not personal time, and this isn't vacation pay--it's comp pay.  Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

If you've been taken off work due to your injury but haven't received a "comp check", then contact us immediately.  Your insurance company may be in violation of state law and subject to serious penalties.

You don't have to be bullied and you don't have to wait for other people to finally follow the rules.  Pollan Dobbs, PLLC can help get your benefits to you on time.  Give us a call today and get peace of mind:

888.931.COMP (2667)

Injured But Not Near Jackson, MS or New Orleans? NO PROBLEM!

Injured workers in Louisiana and Mississippi don't have to live in a big city to get full service on their Workers' Comp claims.  Pollan Dobbs, PLLC represents workers from each region of Louisiana and Mississippi everyday.  Our offices cut the red tape so you can spend your time getting healthy--not in a lawyer's office getting paperwork.  

From at home delivery of prescriptions to getting you the best in healthcare, we make you the priority--even if you live out of state!  Our firm protects injured Louisiana and Mississippi workers living coast to coast.  Whether you're an out of state trucker hauling for a Louisiana/Mississippi company or someone simply living elsewhere, our offices can provide you with the best help on every aspect of your claim.  

First Class Service no matter where you live--That's Pollan Dobbs, PLLC.  Call us today:

888.931.COMP (2667)

Have You Left the State After Your Injury?

Don't Leave Protection Behind!

After a workplace injury life goes on.  Workers often find themselves moving or living outside the state where their claim started.  The rules don't change just because you don't live in state.  The problems occur when companies try to take advantage of an out of state worker.  You can become an easy target for trouble, but it doesn't have to be that way.

We handle local claims for workers that find themselves living all over the United States.  Let us protect your rights and interests when you get hurt on the job.


See if we can help you!
Call 888.931.COMP (2667)

Hurt on the Job? Don’t Let them Threaten to Fire You!

There are consequences for employers who fire their injured workers.

Every day thousands of workers fear reporting a their injuries because they don’t want to be fired.  The law is here to protect you, but only if you know know how to get help.  

Don’t be pushed into hiding your injury or accepting partial care.  State law requires full care and benefits for nearly every injured worker.  Don’t wait until problems start before you get assistance.

Call us and we can help you through every step of the process.


Pollan Dobbs, PLLC
888.931.COMP (2667)

Your Workers's Comp Questions Answered--Even After Hours!

If you need help after hours or on weekends, Pollan Dobbs, PLLC can help.  Just go to our Online Questionnaire and send your questions our way.  Our professionals will get you the answers you need as soon as possible.

A Toll Free Number for Wherever You Live

Call Toll Free:  888.931.COMP (2667)

No matter where you are, you can reach us through our toll free number.  We now have one number for Workers' Comp claims in either Louisiana or Mississippi.  You can always stop by our New Orleans. LA or Jackson, MS offices, but the telephone is still the fastest way to get the help you need.  Call Pollan Dobbs, PLLC today!

Alcohol on the Job?

The law is VERY specific when it comes to workplace injuries and Drug/Alcohol use.  Employers are notorious for threatening or denying claims because of drug tests or alcohol accusations.  Threats and accusations aren't the legal rules.  EACH STATE has a different set of rules.  Call Pollan Dobbs, PLLC and get the answers for your individual situation.

Call Toll Free: 


888.931.COMP (2667)