When you have been injured in a workplace accident, the law requires your employer's workers' compensation insurance carrier to pay your medical bill and wage loss benefits. If you lose your job because of your work injury, there are additional, and sometimes substantial, benefits available to you for compensation. If you have been injured at work, contact our experienced attorneys to obtain answers to your work injury questions without obligation. If you have a work injury claim to pursue, we will help you obtain the compensation that the law allows, so that you can rest assured that you have been treated fairly.
Wisconsin Work Injury Attorneys
The most important thing when an employee has been injured at work is that the employee immediately notifies their employer about the injury. This notice preserves the employees' ability to obtain workers' compensation benefits.
After seeking medical care for the work injury, it is important to:
- Continue to communicate with your doctor and attend doctor's appointments
- Follow through with your doctor's care plan
- Provide any work restrictions to your employer
- Follow these restrictions and any other parts of the care plan set up by your doctor, both at work and at home.
- Notify your doctor and employer if there is any adverse change in your health
Contact us to speak directly with one of our experienced attorneys to make sure that you are taking all of the necessary steps to preserve your eligibility for workers' compensation benefits if you have been injured at work.
Employer Notification
Many times, an injured employee tells us that they have not informed their employer of their injury because they are embarrassed, nervous that reporting will lead to adverse consequences, or initially believed that their injury was only minor. When they later find out that their injury was worse than they initially thought, their failure to inform their employer may prevent them from recovering by workers' compensation benefits. Even if you believe your work injury is minor, you should always inform your employer if you have been hurt at work.
Contact the Firm
For a free initial consultation with our Wisconsin workers' compensation attorneys, contact us at 888-620-1860 or through our online contact form. Our representation is contingency based, which means that you do not have to pay an attorney fee unless we are successful in recovering compensation for you either through a settlement or administrative hearing. We offer flexible appointment hours, including nights and weekends when necessary, in order to accommodate our clients' availability.