North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
What is Workers' Compensation? Do I Need an Attorney?
"Workers' Compensation" refers to a legal system that protects the rights of workers who become injured while on the job. Each state in the U.S. has its own set of workers' compensation laws detailing the specific benefits to which an injured person may be entitled. This set of laws details the procedures a worker must follow in order to obtain "worker's comp" benefits.
These laws vary from state to state. There are also laws providing for federal employees as well as workers in specific types of industries that cross state boundaries, such as railroad workers, shipping industry workers, and other transportation and industry workers. A workers' compensation lawyer is trained to navigate these complex legal systems on behalf of injured workers.
Frequently Asked Questions About Workers' Compensation Cases:
- Can a workers' compensation lawyer help me secure death benefits?
- What are "temporary partial disability" benefits?
- I have suffered a permanent disability. How can an attorney secure my rights?
- There are a lot of claim forms. How do I know what and when to file?
- I still need medical treatment for my injuries but I'm worried about bills piling up. What do I do?
- I've been offered something called a "compromise settlement agreement." What does this mean?
- Can I apply for Social Security benefits in addition to my workers' compensation benefits?
- I was hurt in a car accident while driving a company vehicle. Is this a workers' compensation claim or a car accident claim?
- My workers' compensation claim was denied! What can I do now? How can a lawyer help me?
- I'm worried I'm not asking all the right questions. What else should I know about workers' compensation claims?
Workers’ Compensation Lawyers NC
Think you might need a job accident attorney? Getting injured on the job is a stressful situation, especially if you are facing long-term disability or many months off the job. Our workers’ compensation team includes experienced attorneys and long-term disability lawyers who have dealt with workers’ compensation insurance companies and other aspects of the workers’ compensation system. Our lawyers include a former Special Deputy Commissioner of the North Carolina Industrial Commission, a former insurance defense attorney with a major North Carolina defense law firm, and a job accident lawyer who is also experienced with the interaction of Social Security and Workers’ Compensation laws in cases of serious work-related injuries.
Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim
Filing a workers’ compensation claim is similar to filing other types of insurance claims. A claim is a request to an insurance carrier for benefits provided under the employer’s...
Disability Benefits
There are different types of disability benefits in workers’ compensation (sometimes called “workman’s comp”) claim cases. If your job injury has left you disabled, you...
Getting More Treatment
Many times an injured employee may wish to explore further treatment options beyond those to which the workers’ compensation insurance carrier will agree. A workers’ compensation...
Settlement Agreements in Workers’ Comp
The primary type of settlement agreement is generally known as a “compromise settlement agreement” or a “clincher agreement” and is the final accounting between the...
Social Security Disability Benefits
If you have been severely injured in a workers’ compensation case, you may be eligible for other benefits under Social Security Disability.
What to do if Your Claim is Denied
fter what can seem like an eternity of delay, an injured worker might receive a notice denying him benefits. This does not have to be a dead-end situation. In these circumstances, an injured...
