Workers' Compensation Attorneys
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Compensation For Workplace Injuries
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Even a good relationship between an employee and employer can become strained with a workplace injury. That is because employers seek to protect their interests while all you want is proper medical treatment and income replacement so you can get better and not worry about how you will pay your bills.
The adversarial dynamic that arises with workers’ compensation claims can be stressful and challenging. You need a good advocate to not only represent your viewpoint but manage the workers’ compensation process.
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As your workers’ compensation advocate, The Stubbs Law Firm, PLLC can handle your claim while you work on rehabilitation. Located in central Mississippi, we know the administrative procedures and negotiation techniques that can ensure your compensation.
Less Stress During Uncertainty
It is hard enough to complete medical treatment and recover without worrying about income and meeting your expenses. As workers’ compensation attorneys, we ensure forms are filed on time, keep in touch with your doctors, and answer questions posed by the workers’ compensation carrier.
If a dispute arises, we are ready to advocate on your behalf to preserve medical benefits and income replacement. Should conflict escalate, we are also prepared to file an administrative appeal so your claim is assessed by an administrative law judge.
Workers' Compensation Lawyers in Mississippi
Most employees in Mississippi are financially protected from workplace injury or illness through workers' compensation insurance. This type of coverage protects your right to financial compensation for loss of wages and medical treatment if you cannot work due to these injuries. Our compensation lawyers at The Stubbs Law Firm can help you understand Mississippi's workers' compensation laws and assist you in filing claims.
What Is Workers' Compensation?
Workers' compensation is a form of insurance that provides financial benefits or medical coverage to employees when they become ill or injured in the workplace. In Mississippi, all employers with five or more regularly employed workers are required by law to have workers' compensation insurance. Employers who have less than five employees can voluntarily provide this coverage but are not legally obligated to do so. In Mississippi, employees are eligible for workers' compensation insurance coverage the day they start work, there is no waiting period.
Why Hire a Workers' Compensation Attorney?
You might assume that because your employer has workers' compensation insurance, you do not need compensation lawyers to assist you if you suffer workplace injuries or illnesses. However, the reality is that while you're entitled to compensation benefits and wages following an on-the-job injury, your workers' compensation is funded by your employer or an insurance company. These parties may attempt to under-compensate you in order to benefit themselves.
Workers' compensation attorneys have the necessary experience and knowledge to communicate with insurance companies on your behalf to ensure you get the comp benefits to which you're entitled. You may also find yourself facing a situation where your employer doesn't accept accountability for your workplace accident or illness, therefore jeopardizing your compensation claim. If this happens to you, our compensation lawyers can protect your rights to workers comp by proving how and where your injury occurred.
Injuries Covered by Workers’ Compensation
Workers' compensation insurance provides coverage for a range of illnesses and injuries that result from workplace accidents or working conditions. These include:
Bone Fractures
Muscle sprains
Puncture wounds
Cuts or lacerations
Slip and falls
Trip and falls
Repetitive strain injuries (back pain, carpal tunnel, etc.)
Cuts, lacerations and punctures
Illnesses caused by workplace factors
Workers comp will not cover all injuries that occur in the workplace depending on the circumstances surrounding the accident. For example, you may not be entitled to workers' comp if your injury resulted from intoxication or being under the influence of drugs at the time of the accident. Workers' compensation benefits also don't apply to injuries that are self-inflicted, obtained during the course of unlawful activity or that occur outside of working hours. If you sustained the injury as a result of violating company safety rules or policies, this may also disqualify you from receiving compensation.
Why Do Workplace Injuries Occur?
Workplace injuries can occur for a number of reasons including distraction, unsafe working conditions, employees being overworked (resulting in fatigue) or employees attempting to cut corners (not abiding by the employee handbook).
Fatigue
When employees are overworked they may be unable to perform their assigned tasks in a safe manner. Employees working overtime due to understaffing issues who sustain injuries on the job as a result may be entitled to compensation in the state of Mississippi.
Distraction
Distraction can also occur when employees are tired, bored or overworked. Allowing staff to take their regularly scheduled breaks in accordance with labor laws is critical to workplace safety. If an employer fails to do so and the result is employee injury, you may be entitled to injury compensation.
Tripping Hazards and Clutter
If a workplace isn't organized according to safety codes or there are various hazards obstructing walkways, employees are more likely to be involved in slips, trips and falls resulting in injuries. When workplace conditions directly cause injuries resulting in disability or conditions requiring medical treatments, you may be entitled to workers' compensation insurance.
What Is the Processing Timeframe to File a Claim?
If you are injured in a workplace accident, you should notify your employer of the injury as soon as possible, typically within 24 hours. At most, employees should provide employers with notice of injury within 30 days. Under Mississippi law, if the employee doesn't receive any disability benefits within 2 years of the injury date, they are barred from receiving any benefits unless they filed a claim within that 2 year period. If an employer's negligence is the cause of your injury, you may have grounds for a personal injury claim. Talk to one of our attorneys about your case today.
Contact the workers’ compensation attorneys at The Stubbs Law Firm today.
The last thing you need concerning you during a time when you are recovering and cannot work is pressure from your employer or carrier. Let the attorneys at The Stubbs Law Firm, PLLC manage your claim and act in your best interest. Call us at 1-844-STUBBSLAW (844-788-2275) to set up an appointment at one of our locations.
