Injured workers have experienced in the last several years a massive effort to limit workers compensation benefits. This has directly harmed decent hard working people and their families. Improper medical care and attention, and the reduction of benefits have resulted in poverty, depression, and second class status for those whose only crime is that they were injured on the job.
Securing expert legal services is highly advisable if you are facing a contentious lost benefits claim. Representing yourself in such matters may leave you at a major disadvantage.
When you or your loved one suffer an injury as the result of somebody else’s action, perhaps it seems natural that the person would offer to compensate you for your injury, or that their insurance company will do the right thing and offer a fair settlement. Unfortunately, that rarely happens.
Full medical benefits are provided to employees entitled to worker’s compensation benefits, with no time or monetary limits. The employee’s choice of physician is by selection from a list maintained by the employer. Physical and vocational rehabilitation benefits are available.
Sometimes a work-related injury will support both a workers compensation claim and a personal injury action. Within the context of workers’ compensation, when it is said that a workers compensation insurer has placed a “lien” on a file, it means that they have registered a claim to be reimbursed out of the proceeds of the personal injury litigation for certain expenditures they made on behalf of the injured worker.
Many states have been passing laws in recent years that significantly cut benefits to injured workers, even though the costs of workers’ compensation to businesses are lower than they’ve been in decades.
The workers’ compensation industry must contend with a fast-growing on-demand economy where jobs are filled via apps and more employees are temporary contractors. On-demand economy that includes temporary drivers, laborers, property owners-turned-landlords and independent professionals is transforming the American workforce and the insurance industry.
Most employers could be paying less in workers compensation premiums if they participated more. Effective participation is essential.
Take a minute and consider this question: “If I got hurt at work today and was off work (for a week or year), how much of my financial loss would be covered by workers’ compensation?” In most US states, “temporary disability” compensation rates are based on gross average earnings.
The Department of Labor’s OWCP administers four major disability compensation programs which provides to federal workers (or their dependents) who are injured at work or acquire an occupational disease: Wage replacement benefits – Medical treatment – Vocational rehabilitation – Other benefits
Mental conditions can sometimes be covered by workers’ comp if you can prove the mental or psychiatric problem was primarily caused by your work.
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Workers’ compensation laws protect people who are injured on the job. They are designed to ensure that employees who are injured or disabled on the job are provided with fixed monetary awards, eliminating the need for litigation.
Being injured and out of work is extremely frustrating. It is more frustrating when someone else is the cause of this. We can help you through the process of filing your claim. Call us today 470.268.5802
Workers Compensation laws throughout the country ensure that any worker injured in the course of employment is adequately compensated.
With years of experience in assisting clients claim the benefits they deserve, we can offer you sound legal advice and assistance.
There are a number of cases where simply performing your job to the best of your ability could be having an effect on your general health. Repetitive trauma injuries can occur when carrying out the same tasks at work over a prolonged period of time.
We make sure that you are well compensated for the damage done by the wrongful death of your loved one.
Whether you are the injured worker or the employer/insurer, the experts at Bobe & Snell are here to assist your needs.
