Have you recently acquired an injury while working? Millions of Americans are injured on the job each year, and in many cases, the injuries are serious enough to justify filing for workers’ compensation benefits. Regardless of who was at fault, you’re entitled to receive the monetary compensation and treatment you need. After you’ve been injured, it’s important not to wait to file, as allowing a significant amount of time to pass between your injury and filing date could stifle your ability to collect wages and receive medical coverage. Instead, contact a knowledge NJ workmans comp lawyer who will work hard to ensure that your inability to work is recognized.
Specific Injuries
Specific accidents are a common type of workers’ compensation claim, and refer to an injury that was acquired as the result of one particular incident. For example, if you’re a construction worker and were involved in an incident where a heavy piece of equipment rolled off of a truck and broke your foot, or a slippery surface caused you to fall and injure your back, you would file for benefits to compensate you for that specific accident. A NJ workmans comp lawyer can assist you if your employer is denying your rights to compensation, or has stopped supplying the funds you need to cover expenses and receive treatment.
Treatment and Disability
Three types of benefits are typically available to injured workers, depending on the impact the injury they’ve sustained has had on their ability to work. In addition to receiving medical treatment provided by an authorized doctor, they’ll be considered eligible for either temporary or permanent disability. If a worker has suffered a significant injury, but is expected to make a full recovery quickly, they’ll receive about 70% of their weekly earnings in the form of temporary disability. Permanent disability, however, is often issued to workers who have not recovered 26 weeks after they stopped receiving medical treatment from their appointed doctor.
The law firm of Krivitzky, Springer & Feldman is experienced with helping injured workers receive the assistance to which they’re entitled. As a firm dedicated to providing excellent representation, they won’t collect a fee unless you’re awarded benefits.
