A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

• Licensed Representative

• Licensed Claimant Representative

• Lien

• Lost Time

• Lump Sum Settlement

Licensed Representative: (WCB) (a) Any person other than an attorney who is authorized by the Board to represent claimants or insurance carriers before the Board and, in some instances, to receive a fee, fixed by the Board, for such services. (b) Any person other than an attorney who is authorized by the Board to represent self-insurers before it.

Licensed Claimant Representative: (WCB) (a) Any person other than an attorney who is authorized by the Board to represent claimants or insurance carriers before the Board and, in some instances, to receive a fee, fixed by the Board, for such services. (b) Any person other than an attorney who is authorized by the Board to represent self-insurers before it.

Lien: A right or claim for payment against a workers' compensation case.  

Lost Time: (WCB) A period of total wage loss and loss of earning capacity, beyond the statutory waiting period, caused by the claimant's work-connected disability. In workers' compensation cases only, if the disability period exceeds 14 days, compensation will be paid from the first day of disability. There is no waiting period for volunteer ambulance worker or volunteer firefighter cases.

Lump Sum Settlement: (WCB) A negotiated and Board-approved agreement, termed a "non-schedule adjustment," between a claimant with a non-schedule permanent partial disability and the insurer(s). As a result of the agreement the claimant receives a sum of money representing all future compensation for his/her disability, and the case is considered closed. Under WCL .15(5-b), granting of a settlement by the Board requires that (a) the right to compensation has been established and compensation has been paid for at least three months, (b) the continuance of disability and of future earning capacity cannot be ascertained with reasonable certainty, (c) there has been a physical examination of the claimant prior to approval, and (d) the Board considers the settlement "fair and in the best interest of the claimant." In practice, lump sum settlements are usually final, but the law provides for reopening's if the Board finds that there has been a change in condition or degree of disability not contemplated at the time of the settlement.