Workers' Compensation Claims Lawyer for East Alabama Laborers
With over twenty-five years as an Alabama litigation lawyer, worker’s compensation and personal injury attorney T. Boice Turner, Jr. has helped hundreds of men and women get back on their feet after workplace accidents. In most instances, if you work for a business with four or more employees, under Alabama law, your employer is required to carry worker’s compensation coverage. That means that if you are injured in the course of your employment, you are entitled to compensation for your medical bills, hospitalization, medications, lost wages, and diminished work capacity. Contact our Calhoun County law office and schedule an appointment with attorney Turner to discuss a settlement for your work related injuries.
Workers' Compensation Claims in the State of Alabama
With the average adult spending forty or more hours per week at work, the risk of incurring a workplace injury is high. While employees working in certain industries will always have a heightened risk of injury (i.e. construction, manufacturing, et cetera), workplace injuries can take place in any vocation and may not be the result of a single event. Among the types of WC claims handled by attorney Turner are:
- Construction accidents
- Heat and chemical burns
- Severed limbs or fingers
- Slip and Fall
- Repetitive motion injuries (Caused by repeating the same activity or remaining in the same position)
- Back strains
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
- Automobile accidents in a commercial vehicle or company car
- Negligent security
- Miscarriages
- Workplace violence
Filing a Workers' Comp Claim
In order to collect under worker’s compensation, your claim must meet the following criteria:
- You must work for a business that is required to carry worker’s compensation insurance under Alabama law.
- Your injury must have been accidental.
- The accident must have occurred during the course of your duties.
- You must notify your employer within five days of the accident’s occurrence.
If the five-day reporting period has passed, you may still be able to file your claim. Report the accidental injury to your employer and then schedule an appointment with worker’s compensation lawyer T. Boice Turner, Jr. The number to our Anniston law office is (256) 235-1901. Don’t delay.