On Behalf of Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Sosa | February 8, 2025 | Workers' Compensation
If you’re injured at work, it puts you in a difficult position, and obtaining the workers’ compensation that you’re entitled to can be a real challenge – especially if your employer questions whether your injury is work-related in the first place. The resolution of your claim will play a key role in your recovery, which makes having the skilled legal counsel of an experienced West Palm Beach workers’ compensation lawyer in your corner from the start the best path forward.
Protect Your Claim from the Outset
The surest means of establishing that your injuries are work-related is by notifying your employer, boss, or supervisor of the injury-causing accident as soon as you possibly can. If the injury you suffer is more gradual in nature, such as a repetitive strain injury, you should alert your employer to the facts of the situation as soon as the injury has been confirmed by your doctor.
The next most important step you can take is bringing a savvy workers’ compensation attorney on board at your earliest opportunity. Your lawyer will take the actions necessary to help ensure that your workers’ compensation claim proceeds as smoothly as possible and that you receive the compensation you deserve.
The Workers’ Compensation Process
While your employer is required to cover you for work-related injuries and illnesses, you’ll need to establish that the injury in question happened during the course of your job. Sometimes, this is all too obvious, such as when there is a dramatic accident at work that is impossible to ignore.
At other times, however, the matter is less clear, and when this is the case, the connection between work and injury must be demonstrated through evidence. The kind of evidence that tends to play a role includes all the following:
- Medical records and bills
- Your doctor’s report regarding your injury
- The company’s incident report
- Documentation of you notifying your employer regarding your work-related injury
- Any photos or videos captured at the scene of the accident
- Testimony of eyewitnesses, such as fellow employees who saw the accident that left you injured
- Expert testimony of professionals in relevant fields, such as medical professionals or occupational safety experts
- Your employment record – establishing that you were on the job at the time of the accident
Your situation will be specific to the circumstances involved, but your practiced workers’ compensation lawyer will spare no effort in establishing that your injury is directly linked to the work you do.
It’s Time to Consult with an Experienced West Palm Beach Workers’ Comp Attorney
The well-respected West Palm Beach workers’ compensation lawyers at Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Sosa harness the full force of our impressive experience and legal skill in pursuit of just compensation for each of our clients, and we welcome the opportunity to also serve you. Learn more by contacting us online or calling us at 561-478-2500 today.
Gerald A. Rosenthal
Retired
Since opening the firm now known as Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Sosa more than 40 years ago, Gerald A. Rosenthal has been a dedicated champion of the everyday hero – police officers, firefighters, teachers, nurses, construction workers, farm workers, and more. Passionate about preserving the civil rights of laborers, he has fought tirelessly against giant insurance companies who deny the injured workers their benefits. It’s not just the lawsuit Rosenthal fights to win – he is driven by the opportunity to restore his client’s quality of life.
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