What to do After a Job Injury
The most important thing to do after any injury is to get the medical care you need. Whether on the street or on the job, nothing is more important than protecting your health. At the Buford, Georgia Law Office of Pam Waldorf, we will evaluate your injury and workers' compensation claim, making sure you get the medical care you need and financial compensation you deserve after your workplace injury.
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When you work with a workers' compensation lawyer, you can be sure that every aspect of your claim will be handled properly. At the Georgia offices of attorney Pam Waldorf, we only handle workers' compensation cases. We understand all the ways in which you are entitled to the full range of workers' compensation benefits. From the moment you walk into our Buford law offices, we will help you find ways to maximize your claim and get the benefits you deserve. We start every workers' compensation claim with the following steps:
- The firsts step with any on the job injury and in any workers' comp claim is to tell your supervisor you are hurt. You must give notice as soon as possible after your workplace injury to a supervisor or other person in management with your employer, and tell them of your accident and the injuries you sustained. If you fail to properly notify your employer, you may be barred from filing a claim.
- Second, it is very important to get the medical care you need, so get to a doctor and start the road to recovery. Workers' compensation pays for all medical treatment for injuries sustained on the job. If you are unclear as to your rights to medical benefits, or how to get to a doctor, a lawyer can give you a lot of help with this.
At the Law Office of Pam Waldorf, we can make sure you get to a doctor for medical treatment, that this treatment is documented, and that at the right time and when needed, we get an objective evaluation of your injury and any resulting impairment. We take every precaution to make sure our clients obtain the full range of benefits they deserve.
Another important thing to do throughout the workers' compensation process is to make sure you keep track of what you have gone through at every stage. From reporting your accident to obtaining medical care, every detail of your injury will be scrutinized. There will be a lot of factual questions if your claim goes to a hearing, so you want to be prepared. If there is a claim from the employer that your injury did not occur at work, then it can be helpful to document the accident itself, whether it is with photographs of the accident scenario or keeping a list of who was present at the time of the accident.
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We know how hard it can be to get started and file a workers' compensation claim. That is why we offer flexible appointments, including home and hospital visits. At the Law Office of Pam Waldorf, we want to help you get the full extent of benefits you deserve. Contact us today for a free initial consultation.
