Dealing With Pain and Suffering
A lot of injured workers want to be paid for pain and suffering once they have been hurt on the job, and rightfully so. They have gotten hurt, had their lives turned upside down, and now potentially have to live in pain for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, workers' comp does not address the pain and suffering that you or a loved one may have experienced due to a work-related injury.
Our Phoenix law firm makes workers' comp work for workers. Call to speak directly to an Arizona State Bar Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer in a FREE PHONE CONSULTATION: 602-248-0380 or Contact us online.
Workers' Compensation Addresses Only Lost Wages and Medical Benefits
The Arizona Worker's Compensation Act does not provide compensation for pain and suffering, unless it affects your post-injury earnings; nor does it provide job retraining. It does not matter if you have had to change your lifestyle drastically due to the on-the-job injury or that you can no longer do the job you were doing at the time of your injury.
Experienced Father-and-Daughter Law Team Focused on Your Rights
As a father-and-daughter team of attorneys with a combined total of more than 55 years' experience in workers' compensation law, we know how difficult this can be on some injured workers and their families. What we can do is help you understand your rights related to a workers' compensation claim and help you overcome hurdles that insurance companies throw in your way so you can obtain the benefits that you are entitled to.
What Workers' Comp Does Cover and Why
Workers' compensation pays you according to how an injury affects your ability to earn. The coverage provided by workers' compensation is not, unfortunately, intended to put injured workers back where they would have been had they not been hurt at work.
In Arizona You Cannot Sue Your Employer
The system is essentially a compromise system for Arizona's employees and the employers. The injured worker, or in the event of the worker's death, his family, obtains no-fault coverage. Who caused the accident is not important. In exchange, employees give up their right to sue the employer in civil court for damages, including pain and suffering.
Medical bills are paid. Part of the lost wages are paid. Unless someone officially rejects the worker's compensation coverage before they are hurt, worker's compensation is an injured worker's only alternative once he or she gets hurt on the job. Even if the employer was negligent and had an unsafe workplace, you cannot sue your employer.
Advising You on What to Do After an Injury
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