If you or a loved one has been injured, please call us for a free consultation. In most cases, there is no fee unless we recover compensation for you.
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Connecticut Work Injury Attorneys:
Know and Protect Your Workers' Compensation Rights
In Connecticut, anyone injured on the job is covered by the employer's workers' compensation insurance. Workers' compensation benefits may include a percentage of your pay while out of work, payment of all necessary and reasonable medical expenses, and compensation for permanent impairment or permanent disability to a particular body part, such as a hand, arm, leg or back.
While some workers' compensation claims can be easily handled by the injured worker himself, when disputes arise with the insurance carrier, an injured worker should consult a lawyer experienced with workers' compensation laws and the hearings system. At Jacobs & Dow in New Haven, Connecticut, our lawyers protect the rights of injured workers.
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Disputed workers' compensation claims are heard before a commissioner who acts as the judge. Although often conducted informally, commission proceedings are adversarial. Without representation, an injured employee's rights may not be fully protected. Our workers' compensation attorneys work to make sure that our clients receive the full benefits they are entitled to by law.
You May Be Able to Make a Third-Party Claim for Your Workplace Injury
When our lawyers review your workers' compensation claim, we also investigate whether you have a third-party claim. In Connecticut, an injured worker normally can't sue his or her employer for negligence in regular civil court. But when a careless third party causes a workplace injury, the injured worker may be entitled to sue that third party in addition to receiving workers' compensation benefits. Third party accidents frequently occur on construction sites where there are many different contractors, subcontractors and suppliers working at the same time.
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People injured at work in Connecticut — even when injured through their own fault — have a right to recover benefits from the employer's workers' compensation insurance company. These benefits include wage loss compensation, payment of medical bills, compensation for permanent injuries, widow's benefits in the event of death, and other benefits set out in the Connecticut workers' compensation laws.
To schedule an appointment and discuss your workplace injury case and the legal options available to you, contact our firm today. In addition to weekday office hours, we are open for client meetings on Saturday mornings and by appointment on Sundays, holidays and evenings.
