A common concern is "If and when should I hire an attorney?"

The truth is you should never have to engage anyone to help you, but this is the real world.

1) You should hire an attorney when you believe that you are having problems getting the treatment, medications, vocational rehabilitation, and other benefits to which you are entitled.  If you don't believe you are being treated fairly, there is a real chance that you are not.

2) You should hire an attorney if you have concerns about your ability to have 100 percent medical recovery.

•  FREE consultations for all workers compensation injuries- Knowledge is power

  • Your employer and insurance company have attorneys working to save them money!  Even if you decide not to hire an attorney, you should at least understand the process so that you are not at as much of a disadvantage.

• Contingent attorney fees (we don't get paid unless you get paid)

  No out of pocket expenses for you.

Workers' Compensation in Oklahoma is a statutory beast.

What this means the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Act as written by the Oklahoma Legislature is generally your only recourse.  If you suffer an injury arising out of the course of your employment, your recourse is against your employer as allowed by statutes.

 

The Workers' Compensation laws place affirmative duties on injured workers which include the obligation to timely report the injury to your employer.  You should clearly indicate to your employer if you feel you need medical treatment (I often suggest trying to find ways to prove you asked for medical treatment because to often my client claims they asked for treatment and the employer is not able to recall such a request. 

 

The Negligence or 'fault' of the injured worker is not an issue -> very few defenses exist for employers and their insurance carriers.

Benefits to injured workers

• You have a right to reasonable and necessary medical treatment,

• You have a right to receive financial compensation:

  • When your injury prevents you from being able to work during your medical treatment, you should receive Temporary Total Disability or Temporary Partial Disability payments.

  • When you suffer permanent residual impairments from your workers' compensation injury, you should receive either an order from the Court for permanent disability benefits or receive a workers' compensation settlement.

• You may have the right to vocational retraining if you are unable to return to prior employment.

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