Workers Comp Lawyer
If you are injured at work, then you are legally entitled to file a Worker’s Compensation claim for the injuries you have received, in a workers comp lawyer such as the ones available at Hurwitz, Whitcher & Molloy LLP are going to be able to help you do this quickly and efficiently. Worker’s compensation covers people under federal law. Typically they must work full time although your workers comp lawyer is going to be able to tell you about local or state laws that affect your Worker’s Compensation claim.
You are generally entitled to receive payment for the cost of all related medical care, direct payments to you for lost time from not being able to work because of your injuries, vocational services if you are not able to return to your job and of course compensation for any permanent disability that is the result of the injuries you retain while on this job.
You can apply for your benefits, but you must have notified your employer verbally or in writing after your injury before starting the process. You must also file formally in the appropriate jurisdiction within a statute of time at which your workers comp lawyer can tell you about.
After your claim has been filed and you are going to be released from the care of your doctor, you may find that you are qualified for permanent disability benefits. While a lot of work injuries are temporary and can result in full recovery, this is not always the case and sometimes injured workers find they will have pain or other symptoms even after they are allowed to return to work.
If you have been injured in a workplace accident and you still have other symptoms after your treatment, you may be entitled to additional compensation or even potentially qualify for partial disability or permanent total disability benefits and this would be the case even if you return to full-time duties.
After being released from medical care if you still have pain and sometimes, you may find that there are additional compensations for some form of disability that can be applied to your case and your workers comp lawyer is going to be able to go through this with you. It does not matter if you have been released back to work; the issue is if you are still experiencing pain or other symptoms of your injury, you might find this eligible for partial disability.
However, if you are unable to return to work at all, and you cannot return to pre-injury employment, you may have the basis for a permanent total disability claim if your workers’ comp lawyer can help you with that as well. This does not mean that you need to be bedridden or unable to walk, a person is considered being permanently totally disabled if they suffer from any of the following disabilities: loss of both eyes, both hands, both legs, both feet, any combination of the two, impairments to their eye, and arm, foot, or a leg.