Protecting Your Rights

Workers Compensation Lawyer

Having a work-related accident is very traumatic. Not only must you deal with the injury and the effort to get well, now you must face the economic loss and accompanying medical bills.

The Workers’ Compensation Act provides that those injured during the course of their employment are entitled to a portion of their wages and also to all reasonable and related medical bills to be paid by the worker’s compensation carrier.

In many instances, this right may be difficult to achieve due to the objection of the employer or to the employer’s Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier.

Oftentimes, the employer, through their insurance carrier, denies that the injury was work related and might question if the injury prohibits you from continuing in your employment.

To fully protect your rights, it is extremely important to contact us as soon as possible when faced with a work-related injury. You should promptly inform your employer of the injury. Be sure to document all facts concerning your injury and how it occurred, keeping a memo of the dates, times and persons you notify. Also, be sure to make a memo of any witnesses to the accident and injury.

Filing a Claim

When the employer does not agree to pay Workers’ Compensation and/or to pay medical bills, it is necessary to file a Workers’ Compensation claim. There is a 3-year Statute of Limitations in which to file a claim. We will meet with you to prepare the claim petition and file it. Ultimately, a hearing will be set before a Workers’ Compensation judge. We will attend that hearing with you.

You may already be on Workers’ Compensation when your employer or the Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier attempts to remove you from compensation by way of a Termination Petition. They may also try to limit the amount of compensation you are receiving by filing a Modification Petition. If you receive either of these petitions, it is extremely important that you contact us as soon as possible so we can properly defend you.

A Termination Petition is a petition to terminate your compensation entirely, claiming you have fully recovered. A Modification Petition seeks to reduce the amount of wage loss being paid, alleging there is other work you can perform. A Modification Petition may also seek to stop payment of medical bills.