Compensation for Workplace Injury
Compensation for Workplace Injury
If you're in Alabama and if you've been hurt at work, our work injury compensation lawyer will fight to protect your legal rights.
Workplace Injury Compensation
Workers' compensation laws are in place to protect an employee that has suffered an injury or developed disease at their workplace. If you are injured while acting within the line and scope of your employment, then you are entitled to benefits pursuant to the Alabama’s Workers’ Compensation Act.
These injuries may include degenerative conditions, heart ailments, asthma, or anything that's often made worse by employment. You may also be able to claim compensation for recurrence or aggravation of any pre-existing injury affected by your work.
The compensation payment covers:
· A percentage of your wages if the doctor has taken you off from work
· Medical expenses
· Rehabilitation
· Payment for any permanent impairment that you may have from the work injury
The compensation schemes cover the following types of injuries:
· Broken bones or dismemberment
· Farm injuries
· Office-related injuries such as carpal tunnel, back or neck problems
· Muscular injuries
· Construction site injuries
· Psychological trauma related to a physical injury at work
You may be covered if you're:
· A full-time employee
· A part-time employee
· A casual employee
· Subcontractors
· On a temporary work assignment or placement
Also, you're entitled to claims if the employer hasn't undertaken reasonable safety measures which leads to disease, pain or other sufferings. Even if something wasn't done right by coworkers, you're eligible.
The amount of money you can claim is determined by a whole range of factors, including:
· Age
· The extent of workplace injuries
· Rate of pay
· Your work history and education level
· Impact on your wages
What Should You Do?
If you've been hurt on the job due to a coworker or employer's negligence:
· Seek immediate medical assistance
· Keep evidence (receipts or photographs etc.)
· Seek immediate legal advice
With all litigation, there are strict deadlines to bring a lawsuit or claim such as work injury claims. Therefore, speaking to an attorney familiar with workers’ compensation laws about your rights and the process will bring you peace of mind and protect your legal interests.
Why Choose Us?
Every day we help people who've been injured at work to ensure that they receive the best medical care and receive the compensation that they are entitled to under the law.
We're here to help you get maximum compensation allowable under the law for your work-related injury. Get in touch with a well-informed Alabama workers’ compensation attorney at The Law Office of Attorney Richard F. Matthews, Jr., LLC.
Matt Matthews is an experienced workers’ compensation lawyer. He will look at all the aspects of your claim to ensure you are receiving the benefits you are entitled to under the Workers’ Compensation Act.
Call at 334-398-8408 and book your consultation session today.
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The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for advice regarding your individual situation. We invite you to contact us and welcome your calls, letters and electronic mail. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send any confidential information to us until such time as an attorney-client relationship has been established. These recoveries and testimonials are not an indication of future results. Every case is different, and regardless of what friends, family, or other individuals may say about what a case is worth, each case must be evaluated on its own facts and circumstances as they apply to the law. The valuation of a case depends on the facts, the injuries, the jurisdiction, the venue, the witnesses, the parties, and the testimony, among other factors. No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.
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