over 2yrs. and still no comp payment made to me

[believerbac]

What is the name of your state?CT.
It has been over 2yrs since I filed for workman's comp. I still have not had a payment. I'm on my second lawyer for this case. I have been forced to file bankrupcy. How can this be? Is there no time limit on this.

 

[Beth3]

Presumably your WC claim was denied by the employer's WC insurance carrier and you have filed for a hearing with the State on the matter. Has the hearing been held yet? If so, what did the State rule? What does your attorney say?

 

[Netsrfr]

Sounds all too familiar...

I fought W/C (L&I here in WA) for over 9 years before "settling", and once went a year and a half w/o any income from them. W/C (L&I) laws here in WA are set up to benefit L&I, not the injured worker.
Way it works: they suddenly stop sending monthly dis check w/o notice. You discover they did it illegally. You report it to the state. They instruct L&I to resume payments. L&I files an appeal...there is at least a year and one half waiting list to get into appeals court. So, for 1 1/2 years, I got no check. I won both appeals, but still lost a year and a half of income.
Hope this may shed insight into practices of L&I.