Indiana Workers' Compensation and SSDI Claims
If you have been injured on the job, contact the Law Offices of Tony Zirkle about your right to recover for your lost wages, medical expenses, physical therapy, and other damages. We have offices in Fort Wayne, South Bend, Indianapolis, and Crown Point, so the advice of an experienced workplace injury attorney is never far away.
If you or anyone in your family has been injured in a work accident, contact Indiana Workers' comp lawyer Tony Zirkle now!
Workers' Comp FAQ's
Workers' comp claims are intended to represent a compromise between an employee's interest in compensation for workplace injuries and the employer's interest in avoiding liability for the high pain and suffering damages that a personal injury lawsuit can sometimes award to the injured plaintiff. To meet both interests, Indiana workers' compensation law provides that an injured employee's damages will be limited to lost income and medical treatment, but the employee will not need to prove negligence or fault against the employer or anyone else.
Controversies in workers' comp cases can require a lawyer's attention if the employer or its insurer denies that the injury was suffered on the job or in the course of employment, denies coverage for necessary medical treatment, or terminates lost income benefits before the employee is ready to return to work. South Bend workplace injury attorney Tony Zirkle can protect your interests in any of these situations, and will also review your claim to see whether you have additional rights against a defendant other than your employer. Although you cannot sue your own employer for personal injury damages, you might have the right to sue an equipment manufacturer, an independent contractor, a property owner, or a careless driver for damages even while your workman's comp claim is pending, or paying benefits to you.
At the Law Offices of Tony Zirkle, we can also examine the circumstances of your workplace accident and the resulting injuries to see whether any resulting temporary or permanent disability affects your ability to work for an extended period of time. You might have the right to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, and we can show you how your SSDI claim can be presented and proved at the same time as your workers' compensation or personal injury claims in certain situations. In other cases, the time to apply for SSDI benefits will be when it becomes clear that your worker's comp payments will expire before you are ready to return to work.
For additional information about the full range of your legal options in any job-related injury, contact Indiana workplace accident lawyer Tony Zirkle at the office most convenient to you.
If you or anyone in your family has been injured in a work accident, contact Indiana Workers' comp lawyer Tony Zirkle now!
