If you are injured on the job, it can affect all aspects of your life. Being out of work means that you can’t care for your family or loved ones, but with the help of an attorney, you can file for workers compensation claims and receive the essential funds that you need to return to the lifestyle that you enjoyed prior to your accident. It is important to file a claim as quickly as possible in order to receive the following types of compensation.
The medical bills that you likely face if you are injured at work can be daunting, especially without some financial assistance. While the details of what you may be compensated for exactly vary case by case, you can typically expect to receive settlement to cover doctor visits, surgeries, medication and equipment. Your workers compensation claim may even provide you with funds to help cover other services, including counseling, acupuncture or pain therapy. Generally speaking, most widely accepted medical treatments are covered, while you may not be covered for alternative or experimental treatments.
After your initial medical care is over, you may need rehabilitative therapy in order to return to full health. Physical therapy may be required, or you may even need new training in order to obtain employment in a new field. If you have to pay to become qualified to work somewhere else due to your workplace injury, it can often be paid for with workers compensation.
Disability benefits are typically paid to employees who are unable to return to the workforce, whether temporarily or permanently. It must be determined in your claim whether your disability will only keep you from working at the present time or whether you have been injured so badly that you will never be able to work again. With the inability to earn an income, you are entitled to receive compensation to help pay for the basic necessities of life, including housing and food.
If a loved one is killed while working, their compensation covers those who were financially dependent upon them. In most cases this is the spouse and children. Financial support is often required to compensate family members who were out of the workforce and need assistance after the tragic loss of a loved one. In some states, compensation comes in the form of a monthly payment, while other states offer lump sums.
Feeling safe on the job is a right for every employee, but accidents do sometimes occur. With workers compensation claims, you can get the funds that you need to live the lifestyle you deserve.