Fighting for the Rights of Injured Workers
After a work-related injury, people need financial assistance quickly — they cannot afford to waste time going through an unfamiliar process without legal counsel. They need appropriate medical treatment from a qualified doctor, as well as money to cover their lost wages.
At Wood and Carlton, we will be on your side when your employer has trained adjustors and lawyers working to minimize or deny your claim. With offices in Memphis, Corinth and Pontotoc, we represent people throughout west Tennessee and north Mississippi in workers' compensation cases. We will help you understand the process, your options and the repercussions of your decisions. We will help you gather all the evidence you need to establish your workers' compensation claim.
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Whether seeking workers ' compensation in Mississippi or Tennessee, our trained team of lawyers can help you obtain the benefits that you deserve. Some of the benefits available under workers' compensation include:
- Disability Benefits - If your doctor determines that you are unable to work due to your injury, you are entitled to receive 66 2/3% of your gross average weekly wages for the last 52 weeks prior to your injury.
- Medical Benefits - You are able to receive medical treatment as long as the treating physician deems fit, including providing off-work excuses and permission to return to light duty work.
- Permanent Disability and Final Settlement - If you attain maximum medical improvement and have not recovered fully, your doctor will assign you with an impairment rating. Your permanent disability rating will be based on your impairment rating and a number of other vocational factors. You and the insurance company may agree upon a final settlement.
- Death Benefits - If a work injury causes the death of an employee, workers' compensation disability benefits may be available to the spouse, dependent children and the estate.
If you have been injured at work, get the workers' compensation that you deserve, by contacting an experienced attorney at Wood and Carlton today for a free consultation. We work hard to protect the rights of the injured and disabled during the application, hearing and appeal processes.
Visit our workers' compensation information center to learn more about your rights.
