Comments on: Workers comp case… should I get a lawyer? http://workers-comp-rights.com/worker-q-a/workers-comp-case-should-i-get-a-lawyer Workers Compensation Rights News and Information. Stay Informed, Know Your Rights. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:13:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: anon http://workers-comp-rights.com/worker-q-a/workers-comp-case-should-i-get-a-lawyer/comment-page-1#comment-12564 anon Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:36:02 +0000 http://workers-comp-rights.com/worker-q-a/workers-comp-case-should-i-get-a-lawyer#comment-12564 You don't have to prove you were injured...you have to prove it happened at work, in the performance of your job duties. Big difference. You don't go to court for this you go to court/hearing to prove you are entitled to the benefits you are requesting. Talk to an attorney... get a firm understanding of what benefits are available to you for your injury, and more importantly what is not. It's easy to go off assuming the worse... consultation with an atty will help to set your mind in a better direction. Message boards are not good substitutes for valid legal advice. You don’t have to prove you were injured…you have to prove it
happened at work, in the performance of your job duties. Big
difference. You don’t go to court for this you go to court/hearing
to prove you are entitled to the benefits you are requesting. Talk
to an attorney… get a firm understanding of what benefits are
available to you for your injury, and more importantly what is not.
It’s easy to go off assuming the worse… consultation with an atty
will help to set your mind in a better direction. Message boards
are not good substitutes for valid legal advice.

]]> By: Tracey Seth http://workers-comp-rights.com/worker-q-a/workers-comp-case-should-i-get-a-lawyer/comment-page-1#comment-12535 Tracey Seth Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:04:52 +0000 http://workers-comp-rights.com/worker-q-a/workers-comp-case-should-i-get-a-lawyer#comment-12535 I used to work for a personal injury attorney who specialized in worker's comp claims and social security law. Yes, get an attorney. Just because you have one, does not mean you are "sue happy." In fact, during my time working with that firm, none of the worker's comp clients we represented had cases ever go to trial. However, they do navigate the legal BS that surrounds the workers comp cases and just by their involvement, they can stop a lot of the insurance companies crap that prevents you from getting tests like an MRI in a timely manner. Your medical records will prove that you are injured. And every single one will be requested by your attorney. He/she will compile the information and make your case to your workers comp commission ( or whatever appeals entity you have in your state) . Many of our clients had issues of chronic pain and they just could not emotionally or mentally deal with the workers comp insurance representatives. Workers comp law can be extremely complicated and insurers are very good at knowing how to keep claimants from getting the treatment they are entitled to. They can also keep employers from unduly harrassing injured workers and firing them. Definetely talk to an attorney, in any case. And do compare them. While I liked working that part of the law, I would not have recommended my boss to anyone. He wasn't very proactive and other attorneys were better, so do shop around. Also, his fees were paid by workers comp, so it didn't come out of our clients pockets. I used to work for a personal injury attorney who specialized in worker’s comp claims and social security law.

Yes, get an attorney. Just because you have one, does not mean you are “sue happy.” In fact, during my time working with that firm, none of the worker’s comp clients we represented had cases ever go to trial. However, they do navigate the legal BS that surrounds the workers comp cases and just by their involvement, they can stop a lot of the insurance companies crap that prevents you from getting tests like an MRI in a timely manner.

Your medical records will prove that you are injured. And every single one will be requested by your attorney. He/she will compile the information and make your case to your workers comp commission ( or whatever appeals entity you have in your state) .

Many of our clients had issues of chronic pain and they just could not emotionally or mentally deal with the workers comp insurance representatives. Workers comp law can be extremely complicated and insurers are very good at knowing how to keep claimants from getting the treatment they are entitled to. They can also keep employers from unduly harrassing injured workers and firing them.

Definetely talk to an attorney, in any case. And do compare them. While I liked working that part of the law, I would not have recommended my boss to anyone. He wasn’t very proactive and other attorneys were better, so do shop around. Also, his fees were paid by workers comp, so it didn’t come out of our clients pockets.

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