WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Karns Law Group are workers’ compensation attorneys with offices in Middletown and East Providence— easily accessible to: Newport, Providence, Warwick and Cranston, Rhode Island.

You don’t go to work expecting to get hurt. But it happens – a slip and fall, a repetitive injury, a lung disorder, heart attack or stress-related illness brought on from unsafe working conditions.

Common sources of workers’ compensation claims include back injuries, repetitive motion injuries, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from data entry, assembly line accidents, construction accidents, exposure to toxic substances, and car accidents that occur while you were on the job.

Whatever happened, your employer is legally obligated to maintain a safe working environment. If something goes wrong, and you were injured at on the job, you are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits from your employer’s insurance company, regardless of who is at fault.

It seems so simple – you are injured at work, and your employer is required to carry insurance to cover that. It’s cut-and-dried, right?

Not always.

Karns Law Group will protect your legal rights when you file a workers’ compensation claim in Rhode Island or Massachusetts, and ensure you receive the benefits you are entitled to receive. We understand the urgency – you may be out of work due to your injury, and need the income workers’ compensation payments will provide. In addition, many claims must be filed within a short window of time; otherwise you will be unable to seek compensation in the future.
Your benefit may include a weekly payment for lost wages, coverage of medical expenses, or payment if you suffer the loss of use of a body part. You may also be entitled to be trained for a new job – vocational rehabilitation – if your disability permanently prohibits you from performing your current job.

Whether you work in private industry, or for the federal, state or local government, the Karns Law Group will quickly and efficiently get to work on your case. We will make sure your employer’s insurance company files all the documents it is required to file with the state Department of Labor in RI or MA. We will determine if you are eligible for any third party claims – claims made against someone other than your employer – the manufacturer of the equipment you were using, or a general contractor or subcontractor, for example – who may also be at fault.

Third party claims allow you to be paid for your lost wages and benefits, along with payment for pain and suffering, something workers’ compensation insurance does not cover.

We can also handle appeals, if you were initially denied in your workers’ compensation claim.

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