Workers Compensation: Three Things you are Entitled to with Worker's Compensation Benefits
A lot clients ask me what am I entitled to with Workers’
Compensation benefits. What I tell them is you’re entitled to
three things; number one and most importantly, you’re entitled to
medical treatment. However, that medical treatment must be
authorized by the Workers’ Compensation carrier and they control
or they tell you which doctors you can and cannot see. You’re
also entitled to temporary disability benefits which typically
are 70 percent of your pay for the time that a doctor says you’re
unable to work. The third thing you’re entitled to is an award
or a permanency award for your injuries resulting from the
accident or your injury at work. And that occurs after you’re
done treating and we schedule you for permanency evaluations, and
it will usually settle after that within six months or so.
If you might have a Workers Compensation case, Contact our Workers Compensation lawyers immediately for help.