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Workplace Injury
Workers’ compensation is insurance paid by employers that provides
cash benefits and medical care if an employee becomes disabled due
to workplace injuries, regardless of fault. If you've suffered an
injury on the job, make sure you know what kind of benefits you might
receive under your employer’s workers’ compensation coverage.
Your employer, who is required to carry workers' compensation insurance
coverage, should give you a workers' compensation claim form to complete.
Workers’ compensation benefits should entitle you to medical
treatment to aid and relieve the effects of your injury. Treatment
may include consultations, physical therapy, surgery, hospitalization,
drug treatment, nursing care, as well as physical and vocational rehabilitation
services. You may also be entitled to lost wages.
In some instances, legitimate workers' compensation claims are denied
by aggressive compensation carriers. An insurer can claim you haven't
been injured, or that the injury you've suffered isn't serious enough
to qualify for workers' compensation benefits. If this is the case,
you may stand to lose critical benefits, such as medical care coverage,
financial help and job retraining. A workplace injury lawyer at Philadelphia based Kane & Silverman, P.C.
can help.
Furthermore, although you typically cannot sue your employer for
personal injuries sustained on the job, there are exceptions to the
rule in certain extreme circumstances. Additionally, although you
typically must pursue claims against your employer exclusively through
workers compensation you can sue other responsible parties whose conduct
may have contributed to your injuries, such as property owners, tenants,
management companies, general contractors, subcontractors, other suppliers
on a job site, product manufacturers, distributors and retailers and
other responsible parties.
If you’ve been injured on the job, call us for a consultation.
We can help you make sense of your workers’ compensation package
and ensure you are getting the benefits you deserve. If you feel your
legitimate benefits have been denied, we can also assist you through
the appeals process.
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