Alpharetta is home to a few huge manufacturing plants, such as HP, Honda, and Siemens. While manufacturing is rewarding work, it can also cause or worsen hearing problems. Hearing loss does not just affect your job; it also changes your quality of life and your ability to do things you enjoy outside of work. If conditions at your workplace caused or contributed to your hearing problems, our Alpharetta lawyers can pursue a workers’ comp claim on your behalf.
Seth Bader began his career by working for insurance companies, so our Alpharetta workers’ compensation lawyers understand how they operate and how to get money for hard-working Georgians like you. Call Bader Scott Injury Lawyers today so we can assess your case for free. We have helped over 10,000 Georgians since opening our doors.
What Benefits Can You Get for a Workplace Hearing Loss Claim?
Many factors go into determining what you can recover. Since hearing loss can keep you out of work, it could qualify you to receive disability payments in addition to coverage for your medical expenses. Our Alpharetta personal injury lawyers can help you understand what you can recover.
According to Georgia’s State Board of Workers’ Compensation (SBWC), there are multiple “levels” of disability that will affect how much money you get and how long you can receive payments:
Temporary Partial Disability Benefits for Hearing Loss
If your doctors expect you to make a complete recovery from your partial hearing loss, you can receive payments that equal two-thirds of your normal salary for up to 350 weeks. Once you are well enough to go back to work, your payments will stop, so it is important to let our Alpharetta workplace hearing loss lawyers build your case and ensure you receive workers’ compensation benefits for as long as you need them.
Permanent Partial Disability Benefits for Hearing Loss
Workers with permanent hearing loss are eligible for two-thirds of their weekly wages as well. The number of weeks you can collect these benefits depends on whether your hearing loss affects one ear or both ears.
Adjusting to a permanent disability is very difficult. Bader Scott Injury Lawyers can handle all of the hard work associated with your claim so you can focus on rebuilding your personal and professional life.
Total Disability Benefits for Hearing Loss
This means you are completely disabled (e.g., cannot hear at all in the affected ear[s]) and that your disability prevents you from working in any capacity. You could receive temporary total disability or permanent total disability payments for up to 400 weeks or even the rest of your life, depending on how serious your injury is.
Workers’ comp benefits can be a big help to you and your family as you adjust to the changes in your life. Our Alpharetta workplace injury attorneys would be honored to fight for your right to those benefits. Start with a free consultation by calling Bader Scott Injury Lawyers now.
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Our Alpharetta Workplace Hearing Loss Attorneys Are Eager to Help
Hiring our workers’ compensation attorneys to help with your workers’ comp claim can be a good decision for several reasons:
- We have a track record of winning fair case results totaling tens of millions of dollars for injured workers.
- We know how insurance companies operate and can protect people like you from their attempts to undermine or unfairly deny your claim. Our founder represented insurance companies before we opened our doors. He uses this knowledge daily when representing clients against those same insurers.
- We give you direct access to your attorney. There is no middleman involved, so you get to work with and ask questions of your lawyer all throughout your case.
- You can concentrate on receiving medical care and recovering as fully as possible from your injury. Our Alpharetta attorneys can take care of the rest.
Our Alpharetta Work Injury Lawyers Handle All Aspects of Your Hearing Loss Claim
From start to finish, you don’t have to manage any part of your workers’ compensation claim by yourself. The workers’ compensation lawyers at Bader Scott Injury Lawyers can handle:
- Collecting paperwork and testimonials that document your injury, your work conditions, and the connection between the two
- Filing all paperwork within the legal deadlines
- Communicating with your employer and their insurer throughout your case
- Keeping you updated regularly and responding to your calls within 48 hours
- Negotiating with the insurer and filing an appeal if they disagree with any aspect of your claim
- Perusing workers’ compensation laws to determine whether the insurer is correct in its denial
We can also look into whether you may have a personal injury claim against a negligent party that caused or contributed to your hearing loss.
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Preventing Hearing Loss in the Workplace
Alpharetta is home to businesses in a variety of fields, including those where loud noises are a common hazard. For example, if you work at a plant like Chemence or at a construction site, you could be exposed to machinery and tools that make constant noise throughout your shift.
Less frequent but far more dangerous is the risk of explosions in the workplace. Explosions can cause ear damage and a variety of other devastating, if not fatal, blast injuries.
Symptoms of Workplace Hearing Loss
If you catch hearing loss early enough, it may be possible to take steps to prevent it from getting worse. According to the Cleveland Clinic, common hearing loss symptoms include:
- Tinnitus
- Earaches
- Inability to keep up in a conversation
- Inability to hear high-pitched noises
- Having to ask others to repeat themselves or to turn up the volume on electronic devices
It is a good idea to see a doctor if you experience these symptoms. They can help you mitigate the damage and create a medical record we can use to pursue your claim for benefits.
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Can I Afford a Workplace Hearing Loss Lawyer in Alpharetta?
Yes. Our team handles cases on a contingency-fee basis. That means you pay no upfront fees and only pay us when you obtain the workers’ comp benefits you need.
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Seek Compensation for Workplace Hearing Loss and Other Injuries
Bader Scott Injury Lawyers is committed to winning big for our clients. The Alpharetta workplace hearing loss lawyers on our team work hard to get injured workers like you fair benefits for both temporary and permanent disabilities.
Call us today to learn more through a free and confidential case review. Our workers compensation lawyers can review your options for getting your medical bills, lost wages, and more covered, whether that be by workers’ compensation benefits or a third-party injury claim (or both).
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