Job injury claims in Texas
Learn the biggest mistake people make when they are injured on the job and how it affects your worker's compensation benefits.
When you suffer an injury at work many states have laws in place to compensate you for your medical bills and lost wages. Under Texas' workers' compensation laws, should you suffer a job injury, your employer must recognize your injury and provide you with compensation for your inability to work. If you have suffered a personal injury while on the job in Texas, the law enables you to receive financial compensation for:
- Disability benefits
- Death benefits, which provides financial compensation to the survivors should a worker suffer a fatal injury while on the job
- Medical benefits, which includes covering all costs associated with treatments recommended by your doctor
The common mistake that can reduce your worker's compensation benefits
If you have suffered a job injury, your time must be devoted to physical recovery. The stress of financial compensation should not burden you. Many people make the mistake of not contacting an attorney to discuss their job injury case. Many times, our workers' compensation attorneys find details that can prove negligence in a personal injury lawsuit and we are experienced with insurance companies who try to evade responsibility and deny paying you what you are entitled.
Workers' compensation laws are complicated. Without the assistance of an attorney to guide you through the process, you risk reducing your total financial compensation.
Workers' Compensation laws exist to protect your rights should you suffer an injury on the job, but the sad fact is that this usually exists only on paper. In practice, employers and their insurance companies will attempt every tactic to minimize payout to employees injured on the job, which is why those who have suffered a job injury need the assistance of an experienced workers' compensation attorney who will fight to maximize your financial compensation.
At Kennedy Hodges, L.L.P. , our experienced, workers' compensation attorneys won't allow the insurance companies to manipulate the system and reduce the financial compensation you are entitled to receive. Contact our Houston, Texas, Workers' Compensation attorneys today for your free consultation . Remember, if there is no recovery, there is no fee. Our firm is in Texas, but we maintain a nationwide practice.