If you are injured on the job, nothing is more important than your health. This means receiving immediate medical care, while also understanding the treatment plan you should follow in the days, weeks, and months to come.
With the help of your medical team, it’s your hope that you will be able to return to work in the near future.
At some point, sooner rather than later, you need to look into the finer details of getting workers’ compensation. Generally speaking, this is a three step process:
— Report your injury to your employer and file a claim for benefits.
— Receive the benefits you are entitled to, or file an appeal if you have received a denial.
— Terminate your workers’ compensation benefits when you are able to return to work.
If everything goes as planned, you’ll feel good about the steps you are taking. Unfortunately, if your claim is denied for any reason, it will throw a wrench into the process.
At our law firm, we step in to protect the interests of anyone seeking workers’ compensation benefits. Over the years, we have helped people who are facing a variety of challenges.
If you are injured on the job, if you become ill as the result of your employment, you can’t wait around and hope for the best. There is a good chance that you are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits, so you want to protect your legal rights. By receiving benefits after your injury, you’ll have the money necessary to get by until you can return to work.