Did you suffer a serious injury in the workplace? An on-the-job accident could mean weeks or months of treatment and rehabilitation so you can get back on your feet. In the meantime, you could be losing income because you’re not on the clock, while the medical bills and household expenses just keep coming. Depending on your injuries, you may even be unable to return to work at all.
Under North Carolina, employees injured on the job are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The system requires employers to pay workers’ comp benefits for on-the-job injuries regardless of who may have been at fault for an employee’s injury. However, workers’ comp only covers reasonable and necessary medical treatment related to an on-the-job accident, as well as partial wage replacement for missed work or reduced earning capacity due to disabilities. Worse, the workers’ comp system often makes things hard for injured employees; miss a deadline or fill out a form wrong, and your benefits could be delayed or denied altogether.
At Ward Black Law, our Greensboro work injury lawyers have over 30 years of experience representing workers like you who have been hurt on the job. The North Carolina workers’ compensation process can be hard to navigate alone, and we have a solid track record of getting injured employees the benefits to which they’re entitled. When the system says no, we’ll fight for you and use our know-how to make them say yes.
