Does this situation sound familiar to you?

You have put several years and a lot of time into your job and your career. Everyday you give 100% of yourself both physically and mentally while you are at work. Unfortunately, the day has come when you can no longer get up to go to work and perform your job the way you always have. There was an accident at work and you slipped and fell on some ice and you were rushed immediately to the hospital.

That day was just like any other day; you were careful and you didn’t hesitate to get in there and get the job done, but little did you know there was a patch of black slippery ice behind you and your feet gave out and down you went. Everything happened so fast that you didn’t even have time to think about stopping yourself and falling in a different way; instead you went down flat on your back with one leg tucked underneath, but it surely didn’t break the fall. Now, two back surgeries later, you lay in pain daily with a spinal fusion holding your spine together, scars and worst yet, no job and no income coming in to support you and your family.

Most people qualify for workers compensation when they have been injured on the job, but sometimes there can be complications. Our scenario above is the worst case scenario, where your employer has fought your worker’s compensation case, perhaps because it happened after you were already clocked out for the day or there was no witness present at the time of the injury. So instead of getting weekly payments, you get nothing and worse yet, you lost your health insurance the day you didn’t come back from medical leave.

This story is one that is all too common with many workers compensation cases throughout the United States. Sometimes employers will try to find a way to avoid injury compensation.
If you have been denied workers compensation, you should consult with an attorney or lawyer. An attorney will be able to advise you on how to constructively handle the crisis you are facing with dignity and respect while helping you to pursue your workman’s compensation claim. If you are in the Nashville or Middle Tennessee area then we invite you to call our office for a free consultation.

Providing proof and being able to document your injury and exactly how it happened is essential in helping to prove your case.

Your workers compensation attorney will present evidence of your on-the-job injury in order to pursue your workers compensation claim through the legal process.