Help Wanted: How to prove a workers' comp claim
Quick ReadA physician must determine if an illness is job-related.
Photo credit: iStock | A doctor must determine if a worker's compensation claim is valid.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: My fiance was working a night shift when he became ill. Paramedics took him to the hospital. I think he had a heart attack because he later had triple bypass surgery. Is he entitled to any help from workers' comp since the incident happened at work? And, if so, whom would I call? -- Entitled to Comp?
DEAR ENTITLED: He could be entitled to workers' compensation benefits. But a...
