Worker's Compensation
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If you have been hurt at work, you are probably worried about your future and unsure what to expect. The rules are complicated, and unfortunately, once you make a worker’s compensation claim, you become a problem for your employer. Now you have to face an unfriendly insurance company. This is no easy feat when fighting alone.
“ At Driscoll Law, we know the insurance company’s tricks, and we know your rights. We stand up to the insurance companies, and get the best possible settlements for our clients.”
Companies purchase worker’s compensation insurance so that when an employee is hurt, the insurance company pays for the injured worker’s medical bills and a percentage of the employees weekly pay while they are out of work due to the injury. This system was designed so that when employees were injured at work and unable to keep working, they would not simply be fired and lose everything. The system was actually designed to help injured workers, and to a large degree it does.
The problem, however, is often the insurance company. As you will likely learn if you are injured on the job, insurance companies don’t want to give you money. Worker’s compensation insurance companies, like most insurance companies, want to pay you as little as possible. If you are hurt and you cannot get back to work, they might begin to suggest that you are faking or exaggerating. They might hire their medical “experts” to give opinions that you aren’t really hurt that bad. They might send a private investigator to catch you mowing the lawn or carrying groceries into the house. They will often try to find a way to stop paying you.
Fighting big insurance companies alone almost always results in loss. If you are hurt and cannot return to your job, you need a lawyer.
Give us a call and get a FREE consultation. If you hire us, it costs nothing up front. We get paid as a percentage of your settlement. When you win, we win.