Workers’ Compensation Lawyer: Understanding Compensation Benefits

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If you have suffered from a workplace injury or an occupational illness, a workers’ compensation lawyer can provide you with information about the workers’ compensation system. The workers’ compensation system was established to provide workers with medical treatment, lost wages, and vocational rehabilitation if they have suffered from a work-related injury, occupational illness, or have been involved in a major or minor industrial accident. Employers are obligated under New York State law to provide insurance for workers, which covers workers’ compensation benefits. Below is a broad outline of workers’ compensation benefits.

As your workers’ compensation lawyer would explain, the workers’ compensation system pays injured workers’ medical bills if the injuries are ongoing and prevent a worker from returning to his or her job. Additionally, a workers’ compensation lawyer can help you receive reimbursement for any out of pocket medical expenses resulting from a workplace injury or illness. ...
... The lawyer will also inform you about certain time constraints when filing a claim within the workers’ compensation system.

If a worker died as a result of a workplace injury or occupational illness, the spouse, and minor children of that worker may be eligible to death benefits. These benefits include the coverage of funeral expenses up to six thousand dollars, and weekly payments of a portion of the worker’s wages. Again, it is best to speak with a workers’ compensation lawyer, about what benefits you are eligible to as a family member of a deceased worker.

A workers’ compensation lawyer will also help you to determine if you are qualified for any other benefits to supplement your workers’ compensation benefits. For example, a worker may also be entitled to social security disability, unemployment insurance, and union benefits. For this reason, it is best to consult a full service law firm or workers’ compensation lawyer regarding your case, as he or she will be well-versed in the law and will be best able to assist you in receiving all of the benefits that you are entitled to as a worker or family member of a deceased employee. Contact a New York workers’ compensation lawyer today with questions regarding your case and your rights.

Angiuli and Gentile, LLP is a highly respected full-service law firm with offices located on Staten Island. Workers’ compensation has remained a division within their firm for over the last twenty-five years. Their experienced team has negotiated workers’ compensation claims for countless clients during this time. Angiuli and Gentile, LLP carefully works with each client to create a plan for the future success of each case.

For more information about Angiuli and Gentile, LLP, and to learn how their dedicated and talented team can help with your next workers’ compensation claim, log on to www.AGLawNYC.com.