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Workers’ Rights

When you are injured on the job, you have certain guaranteed rights regardless of who was at fault for your injury. Under workers’ compensation law, you are entitled to receive a portion of your weekly wages in addition to compensation for all related medical expenses.

Author: Sara Goldstein

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While this is your right as a worker, you may face obstacles from your employer or their insurance company, both of whom may rely on you not knowing your rights and try to persuade you to not file a compensation claim.

How an Attorney Protects Your Rights

The process for filing a workers’ compensation claim is not as easy as you might suspect. In addition to paperwork required by your employer, their insurance company, and the state Industrial Commission, you will need extensive paperwork from your attending physician. Even one missing document can tie your claim up for an unnecessary amount of time. From the beginning, your workers’ compensation attorney will help you in gathering all necessary information, and ensuring every “i” is dotted and every “t” crossed on your paperwork.

More than assisting you in paperwork, a dedicated workers’ compensation attorney will be a strong advocate for you and your family. In all of your dealings with your employer and insurance companies, you need someone who will fight for your rights and will not back down to pressure, threats or intimidation. You deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. A workers’ compensation attorney will ensure you are treated fairly, and provided with everything you need to recover from your injury.

Your Rights

As an injured worker, you have a right to compensation of medical expenses and a portion of your weekly wage. You have a right to choose a doctor from the list supplied to you by your employer. You have a right to hold your position at your place of employment until you are able to return to work. You have a right to be left alone and, following your doctor’s orders, allow your body the necessary time to heal. You have a right to all of this without harassment or coercion from your employer or their insurance company. Your workers’ compensation attorney will work to preserve your rights, and provide you with everything you need during your recovery.

If you have been injured on the job in Greenville, North Carolina, please visit the website of the experienced North Carolina workers’ compensation attorneys at White &Stradley PLLC to learn more about your rights and how we can help you preserve them.

About Author

Durham, North Carolina workers compensation claims are handled at White & Stradley. If you need more workers compensation information, contact our workers comp attorney, Nancy White for a no obligation, no fee consultation.

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