If you have been injured while at work, it leaves you in an exceptionally precarious position. You are not only injured but, while you recover, you’re also likely to be off the job, which typically means lost income. An experienced Chicago workplace injury lawyer, however, will skillfully advocate for the compensation that you need to regain your health and well-being and to which you are entitled (through the workers’ compensation claims process).
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) shares the sobering fact that, in 2019, more than 4,300 workers lost their lives to accidents at work. In other words, the threat of workplace injuries is very real.
OSHA goes on to report the standard violations that are most closely associated with dangerous accidents on the job, including:
Your employer is required to carry workers’ compensation insurance that is designed to cover you for those injuries and losses you sustain on the job. Workers’ compensation helps to expedite the compensation process for employees while protecting employers from excessive personal injury lawsuits. Both sides cede certain advantages in this equation, but there is also an upside for both. The losses (or legal damages) you can seek compensation for in your workers’ compensation claim can include:
The workers’ compensation insurance company is paid to cover you, but it is also in the business of making money, which means that it may engage in practices designed to keep your settlement as low as possible. Be on the lookout for the following common tactics:
Your knowledgeable Chicago workplace injury lawyer has the skill and legal insight to protect your best interests throughout the settlement process.
If you have been injured at work, the path toward recovery is challenging, but the seasoned Chicago workplace injury lawyers at The Horwitz Law Group are committed to harnessing the full force of their impressive experience in pursuit of your claim’s most beneficial resolution. For more information about how we can help, please do not wait to contact us and schedule your free initial consultation today.
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