Injuries in the workplace are one of the most common difficulties that employers and employees deal with on a regular basis. In the event that you do experience an injury at work, you might need to find a workers compensation attorney.
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There are several different aspects of ensuring that you get the money that you deserve as a result of an accident and making sure that your rights are upheld.
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1. How a Workers Compensation Attorney Can Help?
Hiring lawyers can be a daunting task, especially if you’ve never needed to find one before.
Many people are concerned about whether these legal professionals can actually help and the short answer is – YES.
1.1. Protecting Your Rights
Take a moment to think about the wealth of knowledge that is available from an attorney. Not only are they required to spend at least 7+ years studying law, but they also have years of real-world experience to bring to the table.
These professionals know all of your rights in terms of the workplace and will easily be able to tell if a company is trying to take advantage of you.
The average person would have to research everything to determine if big corporations are overrunning them whereas your lawyers will know right away.
Protecting your rights is just the first step to making sure that you get everything you’re entitled to.
1.2. Filing the Claim
When it comes to filing paperwork it can be difficult to know how to fill out the papers, what gets submitted to which agency, who needs what information, and more.
Your workers compensation attorney will take care of all of the paperwork. All that you will have to do is fill out the forms as per their advice and with their guidance.
They will then go through the process of putting the papers through to the respective parties and making sure that everything has been completed properly.
1.3. Negotiating on your Behalf
There’s nothing more intimidating than having to negotiate your way through insurance companies or workers compensation organizations, especially if you’ve never had an accident at work before.
With a workers compensation attorney, you will have a professional on your side that will negotiate on your behalf to make sure that you get the total settlement that you deserve, consider any benefits that are past due, and review all areas of the case that could put more money in your pocket.
2. How Much Are Workers Compensation Attorneys?
The main thing that will influence the amount of money that you’ll need to part with to hire these attorneys is where you live as each state has particular regulations.
In most cases there will be a percentage of your settlement that will go to the attorney and this percentage will be discussed and agreed upon when you decide to hire them.
“As a brief example, in Wisconsin residents can expect to pay up to 20% of their settlement to their workers comp lawyer depending on how complex the case is.”
Whereas in New York your lawyers will be required to set the amount of money that they will receive, though in most cases the percentage is around 20%.
3. How to Find the Right Workers Compensation Attorney?
Now that you’ve made the decision to work with professionals who can make sure that you get all of the benefits you deserve, here are a few key tips to consider when you start looking for the right attorney.
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3.1. Years of Experience
The first thing to think about is the amount of experience that the attorney has. Even though there can be stellar lawyers that have just graduated and they may have lower fees, it doesn’t mean that they know the ins and outs of the judicial system and how workers comp is supposed to work.
“The more experienced your attorneys are, the more you’ll get from your settlement.”
3.2. Dedication to Cases
Even though you might be interested in lawyers that have a small segment of their practice dedicated to workers compensation cases, it is advised that you find a specialty firm that focuses primarily on these types of cases.
That way you’ll know that your case won’t be pushed to the side as a result of a more serious case, such as child custody or a divorce issue.
3.3. Provided Assistance
When you decide to hire someone to help with your case, it is imperative that they will actually assist you when you need it. During the interview with your lawyer, make sure that they agree to be by your side throughout the whole process.
Hopefully, a guide to finding a workers compensation attorney will help you and give you peace of mind to know that you are going to be taken care of.
In case you have further questions, please feel free to contact us. We’ll be more than glad to help.