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Workers Compensation
 What kind of injuries or disabilities does Workers' Compensation cover?
If you are injured on the job, you are entitled to Connecticut workers' compensation benefits. Long-term, acquired disabilities and diseases are also covered. For example, if you have a pinched nerve or chronic pain due to positioning at work over the course of several years, you may be able to collect compensation for its treatment. There is a wide range of disabilities acquired on the job, both short and long-term, covered by Connecticut workers' compensation benefits.
What kind of compensation can I receive?
There are three general kinds of workers' compensation benefits in Connecticut: lost wages, medical fees, and vocational rehabilitation or retraining. In general, you will receive Connecticut workers' compensation for lost wages roughly equal to two-thirds of your gross wages, averaged from a period just before your injury or illness. Customary and reasonable medical fees are naturally covered.
Can I also sue my employer?
Workers' compensation is a set of laws created to provide quick, hassle-free compensation to injured employees without weighing down the courts and incurring unnecessary expenditures and delays. Under Connecticut workers' compensation, lawsuits against the employer because of injury or disability is not permitted. The trade-off is that an employer or its insurance company pays the workers' compensation benefits without a complicated battle over every last detail of your injury claim. Or at least they're supposed to.
Then why should I call a lawyer?
Even if a Connecticut workers' compensation case is not a lawsuit, you still need solid advice regarding your rights. That's where Connecticut personal injury lawyers can help you. If your's is a simple, cut-and-dry case of a couple weeks' missed work due to a minor injury, you could have smooth sailing. But when disputes arise regarding your claim or the money you are due, you need a Connecticut workers' compensation lawyer on your side. Our experience in employment law and Connecticut workers' compensation cases will insure that we get you the maximum benefits. And keep in mind that our Connecticut law firm does not collect any fee from you unless we get you the money you deserve. Call today and we will answer your questions at no cost whatsoever.
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