GM employees, and other workers who have lost their jobs may have a right to reopen their Tennessee workers compensation cases and obtain more benefits.  If  injured before July 1, 2004 and you lose your  job within 400 weeks of the day that you returned to work, you may apply to enlarge your workers’ compensation award to a maximum of 6 times your impairment rating.  The additional amount that you may be entitled to is dictated by your vocational disability, age, education, job skills, etc.  For those injured after July 1, 2004, different rules may apply.  If you have resigned, the Court may increase your award only if your resignation was reasonably related to the injury. 
Employees of GM may be entitled to a reconsideration of their claim because of the way that GM has been restructured since filing bankruptcy. GM employees with former work comp claims should contact  our office immediately to determine if you have a right to reconsideration.  Failure to do so could prejudice your rights.
If you are fired for misconduct or you retire, you are generally not eligible for reconsideration.   
It is important to note that a petition for reconsideration must be made within one year of the date that you lose your job or you will be barred from pursing a claim for reconsideration.

If you have lost your job after receiving a prior work comp settlement, call us to speak to a Tennessee Workers Compensation Attorney to determine if you are entitled to any additional benefits.

If you or anyone you know has been killed or suffered a personal injury in Tennessee, please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Tennessee personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here.

One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved.

Phillip Miller is a Tennessee Accident Attorney specializing in
Tennessee Auto Accidents, Tennessee Truck Accidents, Tennessee Wrongful Death, and Tennessee Motorcycle Accident cases.

Phillip has an AVVO rating of 10.0 (Superb), has been designated as a “Superlawyer”, and is the President Elect of the Tennessee Association for Justice.

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