Why Should I Hire a Jackson Worker Comp Attorney?

Jackson worker comp attorneys protect your rights when you are injured on the job

Any employer with five or more employees is required to get insurance to cover the risk that a worker could be injured or killed while working.

The scenario is never pretty. The employee goes to work, day after day, expecting fair compensation for diligent work. Workers comp in Jackson or anywhere else in Mississippi is the farthest thing from his or her mind. The employee simply wants to do a good job, earn a living, play by the rules. But accidents do happen and people are injured on the job.

If you live or work in Jackson, workers comp attorneys are your best partners for winning workers compensation benefits from employers and insurance companies that are trying to block your injury claims.

Attempts to deny benefits happen enough that the workers compensation attorneys in Jackson at Richard Schwartz & Associates, P.A. have the accumulated caseload to prove it. Jackson workers comp attorney cases often show how employers and insurers try to raise doubt around the severity of an injury and its effect on your ability to work. Or, they try to prove that the injury occurred outside of the workplace.

A Jackson worker comp claim compensates for damages

If you or a family member is injured while working—this includes when you are traveling in service to your employer—you are fully entitled to benefits. A worker comp attorney in Jackson works hard to protect your rights in claiming the following benefits:

• Medical—Doctors, hospital services, nursing services, medications, physical therapy, apparatus such as crutches, ventilators and other items are all covered under workers comp rules.
• Mileage reimbursement—Trips to the doctor or rehabilitative services are covered.
• Temporary wage loss—Up to two-thirds pay is due while recuperating from an injury.
• Permanent wage loss—If a doctor determines your injuries prevent you from returning to work and render you handicapped, your compensation falls under this designation.
• Death benefit—For up to 450 weeks following the death of an injured worker, the surviving spouse and dependents are eligible for a percent of wages, $2000 for funeral expenses and a $250 immediate lump sum.

Pursuing worker comp in Jackson can bring you and your family the benefits you deserve when an on-the-job injury occurs. Jackson workers comp benefits are essential to compensating you for your damages.

One call...that's all

The attorneys at Richard Schwartz & Associates, P.A. have extensive experience in workers compensation, Social Security, and disability cases in Jackson and throughout Mississippi. One call is all you need to handle your disputed claim. For a workers comp attorney in Jackson, call Richard Schwartz & Associates, P.A. at 1-800-844-1215, email us, or contact us online.