What Types of Benefits Do You Stand to Receive if Your Workers' Compensation Claim is Approved? Ask a Lawyer
If you have been injured on the job in Massachusetts, or have developed an occupational disease in the course of your employment, you may be eligible to receive compensation through your employer's workers' compensation insurer. Employers are required by law to purchase workers' compensation for their employees.
If you determine that you are eligible and make a claim, it is helpful to have an attorney watching out for you to make sure that you receive all that you are entitled to, as soon as you are able to receive it. Furthermore, a workers' compensation lawyer can help you appeal a denial of your claim.
You naturally want and need to know what kinds of benefits you can receive, and what the amount of money will be if your workers' compensation claim is approved. Normally, these benefits include the following:
- Medical expenses related to the occupational injury or condition (occupational disease).
- Loss of income benefits at a rate of sixty percent of an employee's average weekly wage.
- Loss of function and/or scarring benefits.
- Funeral expenses and survivor benefits in the case of death caused by work activities.
- Rehabilitation benefits.
For many injured employees, obtaining workers' compensation benefits is not as straightforward as it should be. Workers' compensation insurers are notorious to throwing up roadblocks to an injured employee's recovery. For example, they may require an injured worker to see a physician of their choice — rather than allowing the patient to choose his or her own doctor.
Talk to the law offices of Dane Shulman Associates, LLC, in the Boston area if you have been injured or become ill as a result of your employment. Initial consultations are free. We handle workers' compensation cases on a contingency basis, at fee levels established by law. It doesn't cost you more to work with our experienced lawyers.
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