Norcross, being part of the I-85/PIB/Jimmy Carter Blvd. Freight Cluster, sees its fair share of debilitating work injuries. Some of these injuries take away an injured person’s ability to work entirely until they recover. If this happened to you, our Norcross workers’ compensation lawyers can help you secure the benefits you deserve if you were hurt in an on-the-job accident or diagnosed with a work-related illness. This includes securing medical care and temporary total disability benefits.
With Bader Scott Injury Lawyers, you will speak to your attorney when you need to. You do not have to go through a case manager or other middlemen. Our clients always work directly with a lawyer to navigate the process and pursue the compensation they deserve.
Contact us today to learn more during a free, confidential consultation with our team.
Why Choose Our Lawyers for Your Norcross Temporary Total Disability Benefits Case?
At Bader Scott Injury Lawyers, our Norcorss personal injury lawyers fight to help our clients get their lives back after a workplace injury or illness. We will work to get you the temporary total disability benefits you deserve. You will work directly with our lawyers, ensuring you get prompt answers to your questions as they arise.
Our team of workers’ compensation benefits lawyers has represented more than 10,000 injured individuals and secured over $30,000,000 since opening our law firm in 2008. We know how important workers’ compensation can be to you and your family. Let us review your case to better understand your options and how we can help.
We represent our clients based on contingency fees. We never ask you to pay upfront. We use our firm’s resources to cover the cost of navigating your case and filing your claim. Then, we recoup these costs from the money we recover for you. If you don’t get paid, neither do we.
For a free legal consultation with a temporary total disability benefits lawyer serving Norcross, call (404) 888-8888
How Will a Norcross Temporary Total Disability Benefits Attorney Help With My Claim?
When you run into a problem with your workers’ compensation claim, our attorneys can step in and manage your case for you. You need to focus on your treatment and healing. Let us handle the rest. This could include:
- Failing a claim if your employer refuses to cooperate
- Challenging a denial if they say the injury wasn’t work-related
- Seeking a fair temporary total disability amount
- Pursuing a settlement for lasting disabilities
- Filing a third-party claim for pain and suffering damages
The workers’ compensation system is set up to allow you to get benefits as soon as possible after your injury. You can see an approved doctor or seek treatment at an approved facility, and they will bill the insurer for your medical care. You can also receive your first temporary total disability benefits payment seven days after your injury. However, you will need to notify your employer and file your claim quickly.
The deadlines for this are 30 days to notify your employer per O.C.G.A. § 34-9-80 and 365 days to file your claim under O.C.G.A. § 34-9-82. If you encounter any issues in this process, contact us immediately. We need to act quickly to help you challenge a denial or deal with other problems with the claims process.
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Our Norcross Lawyer Can Help You Understand Your Temporary Total Disability Benefits
Workers’ compensation benefits are available to most individuals who suffer an on-the-job injury in Georgia. This includes both chronic overuse injuries and acute accident injuries as well as illnesses. State law mandates companies with three or more workers provide this coverage.
When you are hurt at work, workers’ compensation insurance should pay for your medical care and a portion of your lost income. It also provides death benefits when a worker dies from their injuries.
When your work-related injury or illness prevents you from working at all during your treatment and recovery, you will likely draw temporary total disability wage loss benefits. These weekly payments cover a portion (typically 2/3) of your lost wages, up to the limit set by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. You can receive these benefits for up to 400 weeks or until you can return to your job.
These wage loss benefits begin following a seven-day waiting period. If you miss 21 or more consecutive days at work, you will also receive pay for the first week under O.C.G.A. § 34-9-220. You can continue to receive them until your doctor releases you to return to work.
If you return to light duty, you might receive a portion of these benefits, depending on the circumstances.
Permanent Partial Disabilities
If you recover fully from your injuries, you can return to work and begin receiving your normal pay again. However, some people do not fully recover. Their doctor says they’ve reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), but they continue to deal with lasting disabilities.
When this occurs, they may return to the workforce but cannot manage their previous tasks or have to overcome new impairments to work. When this occurs, they should qualify for compensation for their permanent partial disabilities based on O.C.G.A. § 34-9-263.
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Talk to Our Team About Your Norcross, GA, Temporary Total Disability Benefits
At Bader Scott Injury Lawyers, our legal team understands why it is so important for you to get the workers’ comp benefits you need and deserve as soon as possible. Our Norcross temporary total disability benefits lawyer wants to ensure you get the medical care and wage loss payments you need to make ends meet during this challenging time.
Contact us today for a free consultation. You Deserve The Best, Don’t Settle For Less.
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