Hurt At Work in North Carolina
When you've been hurt at work and as a result of your injury
you can no longer perform your job duties and are out of work you may be entitled
to receive what are called temporary total disability benefits.
Whether you qualify for these weekly benefits will depend on
the facts of your case and the medical evidence related to the care you have
received following the work injury. The
most evident of these is where your authorized treating physician has opined
that you cannot work in any capacity and has indicated that in his record. Where things may get cloudy are when either
the doctor has simply restricted your work activities in some capacity and
there is an issue of whether either your employer can accommodate them or
whether you can perform your job within those doctor mandated restrictions.
Things get complicated fairly quickly in workers’
compensation claim related to return to work issues. The department and self
insured employers are motivated to reduce claim costs and one way to reduce
costs is to deny weekly disability benefits and necessary, related medical
care. If your medical provider says you
cannot work because of your injury or you are incapable of working due to
doctor mandated restrictions related to your work injury, but the weekly
benefits have nevertheless been denied, we can help.
Call the Law Office of Jeffrey G Scott, PLLC in North Carolina for your
free consultation. 800-240-0649
No comments:
Post a Comment