When you’re hurt on the job, you expect that your employer will pick up the cost of any medical bills. However, that may not be the case. Once the Worker’s Compensation insurance company becomes involved, the situation changes. There are some things that an injured worker should do, as not doing them could negatively impact a potential lawsuit. This means that money needed to pay expenses caused by the injury might not be there when it is needed the most. An experienced Worker’s Compensation Lawyer in Jonesboro GA understands how to ensure that an injured person gets the compensation that they are entitled to.
* Report the injury as soon as possible. Sometimes people think that it will just get better on its own. There are very short deadlines for reporting an injury. If you’re hurt, report the injury immediately. Make sure that everything is put down in writing.
* Take your medical treatment seriously. It will not be possible to see any doctor that you’d like to see. Instead, you will have to choose a doctor from a list of approved physicians. Medical costs will only be paid for visits to an approved workers’ comp doctor. If the doctor chosen from the list doesn’t seem to be taking the injury seriously, the injured person has the right to make an appointment with a different doctor on the list, once. The doctor’s goal is to get someone back to work. Your goal is to ensure that the injury is treated correctly. Don’t take chances with your health.
* Be sure that the doctor is fully informed as to the type of work you do. The doctor has choices to make; he/she can keep you from returning to the job, say that you can return to work but only to light duty or send you back to work to your original job. If you are unable to perform the work that you normally do, the doctor must be informed of this.
Contact a Worker’s Compensation Lawyer in Jonesboro GA. Workers’ Compensation laws are complex. The insurance company deals with these cases every day and their goal is to pay out as little as possible. The Monk Law Firm has represented many clients with Workers’ Compensation cases. Contact them and get someone on your s
