Workers Compensation Attorney

in Houston, Texas

Workers' Compensation laws exist to protect your rights should you suffer an on-the-job injury. Job injuries can be burdensome with medical bills, lost wages, and a diminished future-earning capacity. Under Texas' workers' compensation laws, should you suffer a job injury and seek treatment by either a network or division approved doctor, your employer must recognize your injury and provide you with compensation for your inability to work.

The sad fact is that this 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.

Workers' Compensation Benefits

If you have suffered a personal injury while on the job, Texas 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

How Long Your Workers' Compensation Benefits Should Last

Insurance companies and employers may attempt to pinch every penny and restrict the amount of time you receive your workers' compensation benefits, or force you back to work before you have fully recovered. Under Texas workers' compensation law, those who have suffered a job injury are entitled to receive workers' compensation benefits until they reach Maximum Medical Improvement.

Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) is when your authorized doctor has determined that your physical condition has reached a treatment plateau or the statutory period has passed. At this point, your authorized doctor may release you back to work without restrictions. If the state of Maximum Medical Improvement results in a diminished earning capacity, you may be entitled to Lifetime Income Benefits or Supplemental Income Benefits, depending on your disability rating.

Why You Need a Workers' Compensation Attorney

Workers' compensation laws are complicated. Without the assistance of an attorney to guide you through the process, you risk reducing your total financial compensation.

If you have suffered a job injury, your time must be devoted to physical recovery. The stress of financial compensation should not burden you.

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. Please contact our Houston, Texas Workers' Compensation attorneys today for your free consultation. Remember, if there is no recovery, there is no fee.