Workers' Compensation
It takes a split second for an accident to change the course of your life. One minute you are working hard to earn a living and the next minute the whole future seems jeopardized. To make matters worse, the impact of a work injury can affect the entire family.
Besides the pain you are experiencing, the stress of unanswered questions takes it toll on your ability to eat, sleep, and function like normal. Questions like:
- How soon will I be able to work again?
- Where am I going to get the money to support my family?
- Am I going to lose my job?
- How are we going to afford these medical bills?
- Will my insurance even cover a work injury?
- Is it possible to just work through the pain? I really need my paycheck.
You may be faced with some pretty tough decisions – decisions that leave you with a pit in your stomach and the feeling that there is no right answer. Over the past four decades helping injured workers, we’ve heard it all. It’s not uncommon for workers to be told by their employers:
- “You’d better not report this injury, otherwise you’ll be fired.”
- “You should have been more careful. Since the accident was your fault, there’s nothing we can do for you.”
- “The company is not going to pay for your medical treatment unless you go to the company’s doctors and the company’s doctors ONLY.”
- “The company is barely scraping by as it is, so we have no money to pay workers’ comp.”
- “Whatever the Union negotiates for you will be way better than filing a workers’ compensation claim.”
- “You are only entitled to a few weeks of medical treatment. After that, you’re on your own.”
- “Since we pay you under the table, we’re not responsible for what happened, or your injuries.”
- “Here’s a few hundred dollars to go to the doctor. Now we’re even.”
- “There is no ‘light duty’ work for you to do while you’re healing, so we have to let you go.”
- “If you get a lawyer or file a workers’ compensation claim, we’ll have no choice but to fire you.”
Before accepting any of these statements from your employer, it is imperative that you protect your legal rights and get a second opinion. Blindly agreeing to whatever they say can not only cause you a lot of pain and hassle in the short term, but you could also be ruining your chances at fair compensation later on down the road, which can have a serious ripple effect on your health and well-being.
Do yourself and your family a favor and let Todd Law give you a completely free, no-obligation consultation. We’ll sit down with you and your loved one, listen to your side of the story, and come up with a game plan tailored specifically toward protecting your legal rights – and your future. Call us today at (770) 477-7878 and let our family help yours.
