Haverford Workers’ Comp Lawyer

Workers’ Comp is a claims system where your employer pays (usually through an insurance provider) for injuries you sustain in the course of your work.  This system is designed to get you the benefits you need without needing to prove fault or requiring a lawsuit, but many cases end up with rejections that put the case before a judge sooner or later.

Our attorneys file petitions before Workers’ Comp Judges, fight appeals, and represent you in negotiations with your employer and their insurance carrier, all with the goal of getting you the benefits you need.  No matter what work injury you sustained, we can investigate your case and help you understand your next steps.  If you do agree to work with us, we can hit the ground running and work to get you your benefits.

For a free case evaluation, contact the Pennsylvania Certified Workers’ Compensation Lawyers at Cardamone Law today by calling (267) 651-7945.

Work Injuries Our Lawyers Can Help You with in Haverford

Haverford has many shops and restaurants, plus trades workers, delivery drivers, truckers passing through the area, and all kinds of other workers in the area who could be injured in the course of their jobs.  Workers’ Compensation applies to all kinds of employee injuries, potentially including the following:

Slip and Falls

If you fall down at work and hit your head, break a bone, or sprain something, it might be weeks or months before you can return to work.  In the most serious cases, traumatic brain injuries might result in disabilities, all brought about by a simple accident.  Whether your injury was caused by OSHA violations, missing handrails, or simply dangerous premises at work, our lawyers can help you recover compensation from Workers’ Comp.

Falls from Heights

Similarly, broken bones, head injuries, back injuries, spinal injuries, and other long-term disabilities can result from falls off ladders, catwalks, scaffolding, roofs, and other high places.  If you fell from a high place and now face a disability, Workers’ Comp might be the best way to get your medical care and lost wages paid for.

Auto Accidents

Although we have insurance to cover car accidents, it might not be up to the task of compensating you properly.  If you drive for work and faced serious injuries or permanent injuries and disabilities after a crash, Workers’ Compensation may be able to help you get your medical care paid for from the outset, even if compensation is ultimately available from other sources like auto insurance claims.

Kitchen Injuries

Haverford has a lot of dining, from fast food to fast casual to sit-down restaurants.  As one of the biggest businesses in town, it also has a big risk of injuries in the kitchen.  Hot oil, cuts, burns, dropped items, slippery floors – these can all cause minor or major injuries, depending on how the accident happened.

Lifting and Carrying Injuries

One of the most common injuries that can lead to lost time at work is a back injury.  If you hurt yourself lifting something or fell while carrying something, you could face injuries that might need ongoing medical care, potential surgery, physical therapy, and a lot of rest.  This could result in sporadic time away from work, potentially resulting in complex Workers’ Comp claims.

Getting Benefits Through Workers’ Comp After a Work Injury in Haverford, PA

Our Workers’ Compensation lawyers fight to get injury victims the benefits they need.  This means helping them from the outset to file their claims, monitor rejections, file petitions in court, and more.  Once we get to the negotiating table, we can also help them understand whether ongoing benefits or a one-time settlement are best for their case, then fight for the desired outcome.

Your initial claim is filed with your employer/their Workers’ Comp insurance carrier, but the employer is likely to point to any grounds they can to deny your claim.  This might involve an assertion that it was not work-related or that your injury is not sufficiently disabling.  From there, we take their denial and file a petition before a Workers’ Comp Judge (WCJ) called a Claim Petition.

Before the WCJ, the case will involve medical examinations, depositions, and other evidence collection to get the proof we need to show the WCJ that the injury was work-related and that you are disabled “enough” to need wage-loss benefits.  If the judge decides in your favor, you win your case and start getting benefits.

Alternatively, we may be able to settle your claim, getting you a one-time payment known as a lump sum settlement.  This may ultimately be paid in periodic installments, but a settlement is essentially an agreement that you will stop pursuing your case in exchange for the employer/insurance carrier paying you a certain amount of money.  This means you cannot go back and claim additional money later in most cases, even if your condition gets worse.  Therefore, our lawyers need to make sure that your settlement includes enough money to cover the benefits you would have otherwise been entitled to.

What Benefits Can You Get from a Haverford Workers’ Comp Claim?

The typical benefits that a worker receives in a Workers’ Comp claim should include coverage for all medical care to treat their work injury, plus compensation for their reduced earning capacity.  These wage-loss benefits or indemnity benefits typically equal 2/3 of your average wage before the injury, but if you can work part-time with your disability, you instead get 2/3 of the difference in what you made before and what you make now.  This is also subject to caps and limits as well as minimum payment amounts.

You can also get set amounts of money for permanent injuries, lost vision, lost hearing, and substantial facial scarring.  These amounts are set by statute and paid as a certain number of weeks’ worth of benefits.

Call Our Workers’ Comp Lawyers in Haverford Today

After a work injury, call (267) 651-7945 for a free case evaluation with the Workers’ Comp lawyers at Cardamone Law.