Middle Tennessee Workers' Compensation Lawyers
If you have suffered an injury on the job that keeps you from working, contact the Franklin workers' compensation attorneys at Williams & Schwalb for a free initial consultation. Our thorough understanding of Tennessee workers' compensation law, as well as our experience with resolving the problems that an injured employee can frequently encounter in filing the claim, can help ensure that you receive the full value of your workers' compensation benefits.
The workers' compensation system is intended to provide injured or disabled workers a fast and streamlined means of recovering lost wages and medical expenses in the event of a job-related, lost-time injury. In theory at least, you only need to prove that you were injured at work or in the line of duty and can't return to work for a period of time. You don't need to prove that your employer or anyone else was negligent or otherwise responsible for the accident that caused your injury.
The tradeoff is that the benefits you can collect under workers' comp are typically limited to lost wages, medical expenses and permanent partial disability benefits, which are usually far less than you can potentially collect in a personal injury lawsuit. While the Tennessee workers' compensation statute prevents you from suing your employer for personal injury damages, we can analyze and evaluate your workplace accident to see whether any other defendant can be held accountable for personal injury damages.
The Tennessee workers' compensation attorneys at Williams & Schwalb will also help resolve any problems that come up in your claim. These could include a denial that your injury was suffered at your present job, an insurance company doctor's opinion that your injuries are too minor to keep you from working, a disagreement as to the extent of your injury, or an interruption of your benefits before you are ready to return to work.
Additionally, we advise and represent employees who suffer retaliation in the workplace as a result of filing a workers' compensation claim. Our Tennessee employment law attorneys can analyze an employer's claim that it is unable to accommodate a physical restriction to see whether the employer is engaging in prohibited discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Other employers find subtle ways, or even not so subtle ways, such as termination, to discourage employees from filing workers' comp claims, or from taking the time necessary to make a full recovery before returning to work.
If you need help with a workers' compensation claim, or if you believe that your employer is treating you unfairly as a result of filing a workers' comp claim, contact the attorneys at Williams & Schwalb in Franklin for a free initial consultation.
Williams & Schwalb, PLLC
Suite 207
108 Fourth Avenue South
Franklin, TN 37064
Telephone: (615) 794-7100
Fax: (615) 794-6333
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The middle Tennessee personal injury and criminal defense law firm of Williams & Schwalb represents clients in auto accident and truck accident cases, workplace injury and worker's compensation claims, divorce and family law matters, and criminal cases from DUI and probation violations to sex crimes and murder. Our Franklin divorce and criminal defense attorneys serve clients in Williamson County, Bedford County, Cheatham County, Marshall County, Sumner County, Wilson County, Dickson County, Maury County, Lebanon, Rutherford County, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Shelbyville, Brentwood, Columbia, Smyrna, Spring Hill, and Lewisburg.