Practice Areas
Worker's Compensation
Worker's compensation is a formal name for an "on the job injury" claim. These cases refer to matters where an injured party makes a claim against another individual, company, or other entity for any medical bills related to the injury, lost wages (temporary total disability), occupational disability (permanent partial disability), and in some cases future medical bills related to the accident. Worker's compensation laws are set forth in Tennessee statutes which closely regulate how and when a claim is to be filed. Therefore, it is extremely important that you consult with a lawyer as soon as possible after your injury to ensure that you have satisfied all of the necessary requirements to obtain the maximum possible compensation.
The advantage of filing a claim under worker's compensation laws is that the injured party need not prove anyone else was at fault. This means that even if the injured party was at fault, compensation is available.
On the other hand, a disadvantage of worker's compensation laws is that the benefits one receives may be more limited than what the injured party may otherwise obtain by filing a non-worker's compensation personal injury claim.
Both a worker's compensation claim and a non-worker's compensation personal injury claim arising out of the same incident may be filed at the same time. Sometimes, however, a worker's compensation claim is the exclusive remedy and therefore a non-worker's compensation claim cannot or should not be filed.