A common question we get asked is “What happens if I cannot return to work due to my work injury.”
The fear of not being able to return to work is a real concern if you have been involved in a work-related injury. Often we counsel people who have given their best years to an employer only to end up with a debilitating injury caused by their work. Like any hard-working individual, they are concerned with their ability to recover and get back to work as quickly as possible.
Unfortunately, many individuals suffer injuries so bad that they are no longer able to meet the work requirements of their job. Sometimes these injured workers are ill-informed that their injury is limited to a recovery solely based on the injured body part. The insurance company, or its attorney, will try to hurriedly rush an injured worker into a settlement that neither represents the fully injured body part nor takes into account their inability to return back to work. Many injured workers will reluctantly accept a quick settlement only to find out they don’t have a job to be able to return to and can’t support their family.
Fortunately, the South Carolina Workers Compensation Laws provide a mechanism where injured workers can receive an award to address their inability to return to their job instead of just the injured body part. To be eligible for wage loss the worker must be able to demonstrate they meet the necessary elements of a wage loss claim. If left to handle these complicated issues by themselves, injured workers may end up without the benefit of the law, or worse miss the requirements to be eligible for wage loss recovery.
At the Goings Law Firm we routinely assist injured workers to determine if they are eligible for wage loss recovery. If you need help with a workers’ compensation injury claim, contact attorney and managing partner Christian E. Boesl.
Let us help you get the medical treatment you deserve so you can get back to work, or get the money you are entitled to receive if you are unable to return to your job. Contact us today for a free consultation about your case.
