Workers Compensation Lawyers and Social Security Disability Attorneys in Jackson, MS
As Jackson worker comp lawyers, we understand the challenges all Mississippi workers and families face when disability or death occurs as a result of job-related injuries. Our work is to ensure that victims of workplace accidents and their dependents qualify for the following benefits:
- Payment of certain medical benefits
- Payment of wage loss benefits
- Payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse and certain dependents
Richard Schwartz & Associates, P.A., Attorneys at Law, are Jackson worker compensation lawyers with extensive experience fighting for the benefits to which workers and their families are entitled. By law, all Mississippi employers with five or more employees are required to buy insurance or self-insure to cover injuries that occur on the job.
Additionally, the federal Social Security Administration provides for certain benefits in the case of injury or death. But when Social Security disability benefits from either program are withheld, you may need the assistance of a disability lawyer in Jackson or a Jackson Social Security disability lawyer. Let us know if you have a Jackson disability claim today.
The help you need from a disability lawyer in Jackson
At Richard Schwartz & Associates, P.A., we help our clients understand the differences between workers comp and Social Security benefits:
- Workers compensation—A worker compensation lawyer in Jackson usually represents you against a self-insured employer (or its insurance company) to get medical and wage benefits for your injuries incurred on the job. These benefits have a five-day wait period.
- Social Security—If you have a long-term impairment that prevents you from finding gainful employment, disability lawyers in Jackson help you receive benefits to cover your expenses. The injuries can be incurred anywhere, on the job or off. These benefits have a five-month waiting period.
Your Jackson Social Security disability lawyers or Jackson workers comp lawyers have a very important responsibility. Without fair and just compensation, an injured worker and his or her family can suffer economic ruin. This happens when an insurance company for the employer shows bad faith or refuses to compensate valid workers compensation claims. The insurer may question the nature and extent of injuries or infer the injuries were incurred off the work site.
Why should you fight with the assistance of a Jackson disability lawyer? You pay into the Social Security program with a deduction from your paycheck. And while employers are fully responsible for buying insurance to cover workers compensation, those premiums lower wages, because employers compute them into their labor costs. Jackson disability lawyers such as Richard Schwartz & Associates, P.A., pursue just compensation because employees have already paid into the system—and deserve compensation when necessary. We understand workers compensation laws and can help you get the justice you deserve today.
One call...that's all
The attorneys at Richard Schwartz & Associates, P.A. have extensive experience in Jackson worker comp, Social Security, and disability cases in Jackson and throughout Mississippi. One call is all you need to handle your disputed claim. Call Richard Schwartz & Associates, P.A. at 1-800-844-1215, email us, or contact us online.
