If you have been injured due to an accident at work, you are entitled to compensation for medical bills and any wages lost during your recovery time. It can be stressful when you have to deal with a serious injury and when you’re not sure when or if you are going to receive the compensation you need. Which is why it is important to take the proper steps to ensure that you will be taken care of. 

To make sure you are eligible for compensation, it is best to report any kind of accident or injury as soon as it occurs, even if you don’t notice any serious side-effects. If you wait to report your injury or don’t say anything to your employer, it will be hard to prove that the injury was a result of something that happened at work.

Most workplaces will have a form that you can fill out to report the injury, but even if they don’t, you should write it down or email some kind of notice to your employer. 

If you have suffered a workplace injury, you should also seek immediate medical attention, even if the accident didn’t seem that bad. Detailed medical documentation is crucial to a workers’ compensation claim. A doctor will not only diagnose your injuries and prescribe the proper treatment but will also make sure there are thorough records of your injuries and how they occurred. 

If a medical professional can verify that the injuries you suffered came from something at work, your claim for workers’ compensation will be much stronger. However, if records show that you didn’t visit the doctor until a few weeks after the injury occurred, it will be easier to cast doubt on whether or not you actually suffered a serious injury at work. 

Be sure to visit a doctor right away and walk them through the accident exactly how it occurred. You must also show up to every doctor’s appointment because, if you don’t, it will look like you don’t take your injury or treatment seriously—and neither will the insurance company. 

Hiring a lawyer that specializes in workers’ compensation cases is one of the most important steps to take when filing a claim. An attorney will be able to assess your case and provide you with the advice to get through it.

Workers’ compensation attorneys also have experience going up against insurance companies and large corporations, so you won’t have to worry about dealing with them on your own. It is helpful and comforting to have a lawyer to back you up and keep your interests in mind as you file your workers’ compensation claim. 

After a workplace injury, act quickly by reporting the injury and going to the doctor, then hire an experienced attorney to help you. The process of filing a claim becomes a lot easier when you have someone with the right knowledge and experience to guide you through it. 

If you need help filing a workers’ compensation claim, or you have questions about a workers’ compensation case, contact Dean Law Firm. Our qualified attorneys specialize in personal injury, workers’ compensation and Social Security disability cases.