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Anyone who is seriously injured at work should get help from a trusted Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation lawyer at Marasco & Nesselbush. We can help you avoid the pitfalls, and we can ensure that you receive all possible benefits you are due under the law and under Rhode Island’s Workers’ Compensation system:
- Present and future accident-related medical costs
- Present and future accident-related lost wages
- Physical pain and mental anguish
- Household expenses
DO I HAVE A CASE?
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When you need to fight for workers’ compensation
WHO
Workers are the backbone of our economy and the backbone of the American middle class. In Rhode Island, workers have many legal protections and employee rights if they are injured on the job.
It doesn’t matter how or why the worker was injured as Rhode Island’s Workers’ Compensation system is a no fault system. The worker need not show that the employer failed to maintain a safe work environment. Rather, the worker need only prove that his or her injury occurred in the course of employment.
HOW
Essentially, if the worker was injured at work, he or she can receive benefits that cover a percentage of lost wages, in addition to the full cost of medical treatment and some other associated payments in the event of disfigurement and/or loss of function (of a body part).
The no fault Workers’ Compensation system avoids the necessity of proving many elements of a typical lawsuit. Rather, Rhode Island’s Workers’ Compensation system is a wage replacement system, designed to compensate injured workers for their lost wages and other losses, in a quick and efficient manner with as little disruption to their income stream and lifestyle as possible.
WHY
In exchange for a relatively quick and efficient system, the worker gives up the right to file a lawsuit against the employer and is not paid compensation for pain and suffering.
It sounds easy, doesn’t it? Don’t be fooled; the process of filing for Workers’ Compensation benefits can be difficult and complicated. There are real risks: employers will often argue that your problems were pre-existing, that you were not injured at work, or that you are exaggerating the degree of injury or disability. This complicates the claim and can slow down your receipt of replacement income until there is a resolution of these issues.
Workers are the backbone of our economy and the backbone of the American middle class. In Rhode Island, workers have many legal protections and employee rights if they are injured on the job. It doesn’t matter how or why the worker was injured as Rhode Island’s Workers’ Compensation system is a no fault system. The worker need not show that the employer failed to maintain a safe work environment. Rather, the worker need only prove that his or her injury occurred in the course of employment. Essentially, if the worker was injured at work, he or she can receive benefits that cover a percentage of lost wages, in addition to the full cost of medical treatment and some other associated payments in the event of disfigurement and/or los of function (of a body part).
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