{"id":328,"date":"2021-12-08T23:43:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T23:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/maximum-medical-improvement-mmi-and-workers-compensation\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T15:35:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:35:12","slug":"maximum-medical-improvement-mmi-and-workers-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/maximum-medical-improvement-mmi-and-workers-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) and Workers\u2019 Compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/osha\/\" rel=\"category tag\">OSHA<\/a> | December 8, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Anytime a person sustains a workplace injury, they should be able to receive workers\u2019 compensation coverage. However, those who have sustained a workplace injury are going to hear the term \u201cmaximum medical improvement,\u201d but they may not completely understand what this means. Here, our <a href=\"\/workers-compensation\/\">Chicago workers\u2019 comp lawyers<\/a> want to discuss MMI and how this plays a role in your work injury claim.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/maximum-medical-improvement-mmi-and-workers-compensation.jpg\" alt=\"Understanding Maximum Medical Improvement\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>What is Maximum Medical Improvement?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/maximum-medical-improvement-mmi-and-workers-compensation\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) and Workers\u2019 Compensation\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OSHA | December 8, 2021 Anytime a person sustains a workplace injury, they should be able to receive workers\u2019 compensation coverage. 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