| Workers’ Compensation Law
When you are injured at work, everything changes. Your paycheck may be
in jeopardy. Your boss may treat you like an enemy and your employer
may not let you visit the doctor you choose.
At the Law Firm of Joyce A. Faraone, we understand these challenges
and will help you navigate through the maze of workers' compensation
rules and requirements. Our law firm was built on a commitment to
client service. Our primary goal is to provide our clients with the
best possible legal representation for their workers' compensation and
personal injury matters.
We listen to our clients' needs and concerns and we work diligently to
resolve their legal matters in a courteous and professional manner.
Our workers’ compensation attorneys have many years of experience
representing employees who have been injured on the job. We help
workers establish their claims for lost wages and medical treatment
expenses.
If you are injured at work, the first obligation of your employer and
the insurance company is to provide you with medical treatment. You
should never have to pay a bill for this medical treatment.
You are entitled to all medical treatment that is "reasonable and
necessary" to cure or relieve you from the effects of your job-related
injury. Joyce Faraone is prepared to fight for you to receive the
proper medical care.
Temporary Disability: If your injury causes you to be out of work, you
are typically entitled to receive a wage-loss benefit called
"temporary disability" while you recover from your injuries. This is
paid at two-thirds of your average weekly wage. The temporary
disability payment is tax-free. Payments are not made for the first
seven days that you are disabled unless you are hospitalized or unless
you are unable to work for more than 14 days. Once your physician
releases you to return to work or declares your condition to be
stable, the temporary disability benefit ends.
Training Benefits: You may also be entitled to additional benefits,
such as vocational and retraining benefits. These benefits may cover
school, counselors and supplies in the event you need to seek another
line of work due to your work-related injury.
Permanent Disability: You may also be eligible for permanent
disability benefits if the injury results in a permanent loss of use
of a part of your body.
Please contact the Law Offices of Joyce A. Faraone to learn more about
how we can help when you have been injured at work.
For more information regarding
workers
compensation in Rhode Island visit the Rhode Island
Workers Compensation Organization site.
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