In Albany, Georgia, workers’ compensation benefits include money for medical care and disability but not for pain and suffering. To pursue the pain and suffering damages you deserve, our lawyers can look into filing a lawsuit against a third party who contributed to your accident.
Throughout your case, our well-trained legal professionals will treat you and your family with the utmost respect. Our Albany workers’ compensation lawyers understand you have been through a lot and want to make your recovery easier. Call Bader Law Injury Lawyers today for a free consultation.
Our Lawyers Can Help After a Workplace Injury in Albany
When you suffer a workplace injury, you do not just experience physical pain. You also lose money that your family needs to survive. Many workers also experience psychological or emotional distress due to the traumatic nature of their accident or the pain of the injury itself.
Our Albany workers’ compensation pain and suffering lawyers want to help you get all of the money you deserve. We can do this by:
Investigating Your Albany Workplace Accident
We can turn to numerous sources of evidence as we build up your case file. For example:
- If the local authorities responded to the accident, we can ask the Albany Police Department or the Albany Fire Department for a copy of their report.
- We can look at medical reports and records from the doctors who treated you for the injury.
- There may be cell phone video or surveillance footage that recorded the accident. Our workers’ compensation pain and suffering attorneys in Albany can review this footage.
Filing Your Workers’ Comp or Personal Injury Claim
The evidence will show whether you should file a workers’ compensation claim, a personal injury lawsuit, or both. Our Albany personal injury lawyers can work with you to decide which course of action you want to take. Then, while you concentrate on your recovery, our legal team can:
- Select and fill out the correct forms
- File all necessary reports and claims paperwork within legal deadlines like the ones mentioned at O.C.G.A. § 34-9-82 and O.C.G.A. § 34-9-80
- Stay in communication with all of the involved parties, including you
- Assess any settlement offers from the insurance companies
- Advise you on whether you should accept a settlement or take your case to court, where we would present your case to a judge and jury
Offering Free Evaluations to Albany Workers
All you have to do is pick up the phone and tell us your story. Our workers’ compensation law firm will tell you within a few minutes how we can help. Call Bader Law Injury Lawyers today to get started.
For a free legal consultation with a workers' compensation pain and suffering lawyer serving Albany, call (404) 888-8888
Workers’ Compensation Benefits Versus Personal Injury Damages
Workers’ compensation and personal injury claims are two completely different legal actions. It is important that you understand the differences between these two actions so you know what to expect from each.
Our workplace accident injury lawyers in Albany are equipped to handle both case types described below, so you can rely on our assistance no matter how your case goes.
Filing for Workers’ Comp After a Work Accident
As long as you work for a qualifying employer and your injury is work-related, you can file a workers’ compensation claim. The benefits you receive from this claim could include:
- Free medical treatment for all work injuries
- Up to two-thirds of your regular weekly wages
- Long-term payments for those with permanent disabilities
Workers’ compensation benefits do not include pain and suffering or other non-economic damages.
Filing a Work Accident Personal Injury Lawsuit
Personal injury cases allow you to seek a much broader range of damages than a workers’ comp claim does. Depending on your situation, you might qualify for:
- Any medical expenses or lost wages not covered by your benefits
- Pain and suffering
- Reduced quality of life
- Loss of consortium
- Reimbursement for any personal property that was lost or damaged
To qualify for a personal injury action, our Albany law firm must prove that a third party’s negligence contributed to your injury. You generally cannot sue your employer in Georgia.
Filing for Wrongful Death After a Work Accident in Albany
If you lost a loved one in a workplace accident, we are sorry for your loss. Our personal injury attorneys in Albany can pursue death benefits through a workers’ compensation claim or a wrongful death lawsuit.
Both types of legal actions allow the relatives of deceased workers to recover money for burial expenses and loss of financial support. A wrongful death claim may also yield damages for loss of companionship.
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Our Attorneys Can Manage Workers’ Compensation Disputes
Seth Bader began his career by working for the insurance companies. As a result, Bader Law Injury Lawyers is well aware of the obstacles that insurers may try to throw in your path as you pursue fair compensation, including:
- Denying liability: If you file a personal injury lawsuit, the at-fault party’s insurer may say that their client behaved reasonably and cannot be held accountable for your injury. Our accident injury lawyers can dispute this assertion.
- Denying the injury took place at work: Workers’ compensation insurance only pays out for on-the-job injuries, so your employer’s insurer may try to deny that your injury is the result of a work-related incident.
- Responding slowly to your communications: Some insurers try to frustrate claimants by dragging out the claims process, hoping you will get tired enough to accept whatever they offer.
All of this can be upsetting and discouraging, but you do not have to endure this treatment. The workers’ compensation pain and suffering attorneys from our Albany legal team can confront the insurance companies on your behalf and ensure they respect your right to fair compensation.
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Our Albany Law Firm Can File Workers’ Comp Claims and Personal Injury Claims
You know you deserve compensation for your accident, but you may need clarification on how you can get that compensation and who owes you money. The Albany workers’ compensation pain and suffering lawyers from our firm are eager to help you with your case. Call Bader Law Injury Lawyers so we can assess your case for free today.
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