Hurt at Work / Commercial Injury Attorney

When you’re hurt at work, your injury can have lasting effects on your family. While workers’ comp insurance is designed to help employees who are injured in the scope of their professional duties, sometimes, claims get delayed or denied, causing extreme stress.

If you are hurt at work, you need to consult with a commercial injury attorney. Workplace injuries are protected by federal law, and in Florida all employers are required to carry this protection.

While workers’ compensation is insurance that is held by your employer, the purpose of the insurance is to pay workers like you when you’re injured. In some cases, however, insurers fight to delay or deny claims, refusing to pay out for legitimate injuries.

If you’ve been hurt in the scope of your employment, it’s vital to have access to the resources you need. Navigating the workers’ compensation system can be difficult, especially when employers and insurers are uncooperative.

If you need help filing a claim or fighting a denial, our experienced workers’ compensation specialists can help. Call the team at Accident Attorney Group, P.A., to fight for the justice you deserve.

What Is Workers’ Compensation?

Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance that your employer must pay for. It is designed to help employees if they are hurt at work, which can help employers to avoid the threat of a lawsuit.

There are many ways that employees can be injured in the course of their duties. A roofer may slip and fall off a roof while working on top of a house. A machinist may be hit by a piece of metal if a machine breaks and throws something out. A pulley system can break and cause an injury to a dockworker.

Sometimes, employees are exposed to toxic chemicals or harmful substances that make them sick. When there are complex issues that contributed to your injuries, it can be difficult to know how to start a claim.

Although workers’ compensation insurance is designed to make it easy for employees to get the support they need after a work-related accident, workers may settle for an amount that’s less than they truly need.

This protection is there to help you pay for medical care, rehabilitation, retraining if you need to change job duties as a result of your injuries, and even pay for disability if needed. Having a skilled workers’ compensation specialist on your side can help you to ensure that you have the opportunity to seek compensation, not only for your immediate needs, but also for future care, including long-term physical therapy and work limitations.

Suppose that a welder is injured at work, for example, when a machine malfunctions. This injury causes him to lose his eyesight, so he can never work in the welding industry again. The initial bills may be obvious, accounting for expenses like:

• Ambulance bills
• Emergency room bills
• Hospital stay and recovery
• Medications
• Lab tests
• Medical supplies and support items

That welder will also miss lots of work. His family may have no other income source. He still has to pay bills and feed his children, though.

On top of it all, he will have to go through extensive therapy for emotional stress, all while learning how to live without his eyesight. He will need to be retrained in everyday activities.

In short, his life will change dramatically because of the work injury.

These types of personal injury are covered somewhat by workers’ compensation, yet the employer may contest the case or the insurance company may try to settle for much less than the employee deserves.

Don’t get stuck at the mercy of tightfisted insurers or employers. If you’ve been hurt at work, turn to the premier commercial injury attorneys at Accident Attorney Group, P.A. We’ll help you to fight for the compensation you deserve.

How Commercial Injury Attorneys Help

At Accident Attorney Group, P.A., our commercial injury attorneys understand how to effectively navigate the complex workers’ compensation system. We can help you to file a claim, negotiate with insurers to get a fair settlement, fight a denial, or pursue a personal injury claim if there were other parties involved in your injury.

Skilled commercial injury attorneys can help you when you’re hurt at work. They can gather the relevant information about your injury and make sure that all claims are filed within the legal time limit, known as the statute of limitation. The sooner you talk to a commercial injury attorney, the better your chances are of winning your case.

If too much time passes, you may lose track of details. You may also lose access to key witnesses, since many people cannot remember things accurately just a few hours after the event takes place. If your workplace has security cameras, that video evidence may also be lost after a little while, as most companies record over those tapes regularly.

When you partner with the team at Accident Attorney Group, P.A., our skilled attorneys will help you to compile the relevant paperwork and evidence, including:

• Work incident reports
• On-site records for first aid rendered
• Emergency transportation records
• Medical bills
• Medication receipts
• Notes of your own event recollection
• Pictures of the accident area (if you have them)
• Statements from your employer

Our attorneys will listen to you tell your story in full detail to make sure that they can help you to determine the best ways to help you pursue the compensation you’re owed.

At Accident Attorney Group, P.A., we’ve been fighting for the rights of injured employees for years. We know what it takes to negotiate effectively with insurers to get the settlement you deserve.

We also know that you may be fighting reduced wages and medical bills, which is why we won’t charge a penny until and unless we win or settle your case.

Call our office today to set up a free case evaluation with an experienced commercial injury attorney. Let us fight for the compensation you deserve.