Settlements
The most consequential decision in your case: closing out your future medical care versus keeping it open, lump sums versus structured payments, the Medicare set-aside that can come with your check, whether a case can ever be reopened, and what happens if you move or change jobs.
All Settlements guides
- Workers' Comp Settlements: How They Work
How workers' comp settlements work: lump sum vs structured payouts, closing your claim, and Medicare set-asides.
- Compromise and Release vs. Stipulated Award: Which Settlement Is Right?
The one settlement choice that decides whether your medical care stays open or closes for good. The questions to ask before you sign, and where to get your state's actual rules.
- Can You Reopen a Workers' Comp Case?
Reopening a workers' comp claim is possible in narrow situations and short windows, but a full and final settlement usually waives that right. Rules and deadlines vary by state.
- Lump Sum vs. Structured Workers' Comp Settlements
Lump sum or structured payout? How you take a workers' comp settlement affects your medical coverage, your other benefits, and your budget.
- What Happens to Your Comp Case If You Move or Change Jobs?
Moving states or starting a new job doesn't end your workers' comp claim. Here's how jurisdiction, benefits, and new-injury rules generally work - and why the details vary by state.
- Should You Settle - or Keep Your Medical Care Open?
A neutral framework for deciding whether to settle your workers' comp claim or keep medical benefits open, plus the questions to answer first.
- Medicare Set-Asides (WCMSA) in Workers' Comp Settlements
Why a workers' comp settlement may set aside money for future medical care before Medicare pays, and what to check before signing.