Workers' Compensation Lawyer For Fort Worth
Workers' Compensation Overview
The laws for workers' compensation in Texas are complex and can be confusing and difficult to navigate when attempting to file a workers' compensation claim on your own. Regulations require that all work related injuries be reported to your employer in a certain manner and that any injury be examined by a doctor paid through the system and chosen by the employee out of a list provided by the Workers' Compensation Commission. For assistance with this procedure and to ensure you receive maximum benefits you are entitled to, contact a workers' compensation attorney from the Malaise Law Firm.
Your employer is responsible for reporting your injury to their workers' compensation insurance company as soon as you notify them of an injury. They are also responsible for providing you medical care for treatment of your injury. You are entitled to income benefits beginning a week after you have been unable to work. Payments are determined as a percentage of your total wage, subject to a weekly maximum.
Some of the factors your employer and workers' compensation insurance company will review in determining your benefits and qualification for them include whether you were an employee at the time of the injury and did it occur on the job. They will also determine whether there was in fact any injury and what type of benefits you may be entitled to, especially if you suffered permanent injury or impairment.
Our office will focus on fully investigating the facts of your accident, including taking witness statements, scene investigations, review of medical records and any other aspect that might affect the outcome of your claim. Our goal is to ensure you receive the compensation you deserve for the injuries you have sustained, and that you receive proper treatment so as to fully recover.
Because the workers' compensation insurance company represents your employer, you may not always get the best medical treatment and full benefits you are entitled to. If you are injured and receiving treatment and your medical provider is pressured by the insurance company to release you to return to work, you may be required to go back to work when you are not completely recovered from your injury. This could adversely affect your overall health and ability to function properly at work, in addition to affecting your quality of life.
Consult the Malaise Law Firm
If you have suffered a work related injury, it is important to have a workers' compensation lawyer working on your behalf to protect your rights to full benefits when injured at work. The Malaise Law Firm has been assisting injured workers for over 40 years in the Fort Worth area and has the expertise you need when filing a claim for benefits. For a free initial consultation, contact our office today.
Contact the Malaise Law Firm, workers' compensation lawyers, to find out how we can help you with your claim.