Workers’ Compensation
In Indiana, if you are injured on the job, you may be eligible for medical, rehabilitation and income benefits provided by your employer. Most employers are required to have workers’ compensation insurance, and you are covered by workers’ compensation as soon as you begin your job.
If you are injured and unable to work, you are entitled to receive two-thirds of your average weekly wage up to a maximum limit. Benefits will be payable to you if you are unable to work for more than seven days.
Although your employment can be terminated while you are receiving workers’ compensation benefits, if you are fired because your injury prevents you from performing your job, then your employer is still be obligated to pay you disability payments. In addition, you cannot be fired simply because you filed a workers’ compensation claim.
We, at Maurer Rifkin & Hill, P.C. will help you to obtain all of the benefits to which you are entitled under Indiana’s workers’ compensation laws including payment of your medical bills, receipt of temporary total disability payments, and compensation if you suffer a permanent or partial impairment as the result of your injury or illness.
If you are not being treated fairly, if your employer is refusing to provide you with workers’ compensation benefits, if you are not receiving adequate care for your injury, we can help. And if necessary, we will appear with you at a hearing before the Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board to present your case in its most favorable light.
If you have been injured, but you have not yet received benefits, we will assist you in filing an application for the adjustment of your claim to begin the workers’ compensation process.
If you feel you have been treated unfairly or denied benefits following a workplace injury or illness, contact a workers’ compensation lawyer at Maurer Rifkin & Hill.