Hartford Workers' Compensation Attorneys
Wein & Palermo, L.L.C.
The stress is often magnified when an injured worker must deal with the bureaucracy of an insurance company that chooses the worker’s doctors and controls the amount of benefits he or she receives. Insurance companies know that you face certain time limits and that you can lose some of your rights if you don’t have the advantage of effective legal representation.
If you have been hurt at work, you have rights to medical treatment, wage replacement, and other benefits through workers' compensation. We can help you get and keep the benefits you are entitled to.
As experienced Hartford Workers' Compensation Attorneys, we have aggressively represented clients in Hartford, New Britain, Enfield, Middletown, Manchester, Meriden, New Haven, surrounding communities and throughout Connecticut in all types of on-the-job injury cases, including the following:
- Workers' Compensation
- Back Injuries
- Neck Injuries
- Hip Injuries
- Shoulder Injuries
- Knee Injuries
- Burn Injuries
- Death Claims
- Head Injuries
- Orthopedic Injuries
- Repetitive Stress Injuries
- Construction and Industrial Accidents
- Toxic Exposure
- Retaliatory Discharge From Workers' Compensation Claims
- Carpal Tunnel
- Psychological Injuries
- Heart, Lung & Other Internal Injuries
- Diseases Contracted at Work
As skilled Hartford Workers' Compensation Attorneys, we will assess every aspect of your case and inform you of all available benefits. We know that effective communication with clients is critical to achieving the best possible result, and that without early intervention, clients could experience significant delays in receiving their due benefits.
If you or someone you know in Connecticut needs the assistance of an experienced Hartford Connecticut Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Wein & Palermo, LLC today at 866-435-1637, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
Workers' Compensation:
Workers' compensation is insurance that an employer is required by law to carry in case an employee is injured on-the-job or becomes ill, temporarily or permanently disabled, or fatally injured due to circumstances surrounding his or her job.
Although workers' compensation laws vary from state to state, covered medical care generally includes medical, surgical and hospital services, dental services, crutches, hearing aids, chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, nursing care and prescribed medications. Additional monetary compensation may be provided if an injured employee is temporarily unable to work for more than a certain number of calendar days set by state law, hospitalized as an in-patient, or becomes permanently disabled due to a job-related injury or illness. The right to receive medical treatment at the employer's expense typically continues as long as treatment is reasonable and necessary to treat the injury.
Orthopedic injuries:
Orthopedic injuries can include injuries involving the spine, bones, joints, muscles, nerves and other parts of the skeletal system. The most common orthopedic injuries are bone fractures, sprains and strains. Sprains describe an injury to a ligament and strains describe an injury to muscle. Treatment for orthopedic injuries include medical counseling, medications, casts, splints and therapies, such as exercise or surgery.
Repetitive trauma injury:
If an individual develops a repetitive trauma injury (i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tennis elbow, etc.) from duties performed while on-the-job, he or she may receive workers' compensation benefits including their choice of doctor(s), full medical care compensation, lost wage benefits, a lump-sum cash settlement, vocational retraining or re-schooling and permanent wage loss benefits.
Construction/Industrial Accidents:
Construction labor makes up one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States today; each year producing thousands of debilitating injuries and wrongful deaths. Factors that contribute to construction accidents include workers lifting loads with worn and weathered cables, working on elevated platforms without fall protection or wearing defective safety harnesses and lanyards, and/or working in trenches with improper benching and using outdated tools and equipment.
Construction site personal injury law is not practiced nor understood by many personal injury attorneys. As a result, many personal injury construction claims are often subject to mediocre representation and minimal financial compensation due to improper legal counsel. Injured construction workers are urged to seek a workers' compensation attorney who is knowledgeable in a variety of construction techniques and has successfully litigated numerous construction site personal injury cases.
Burn Injuries:
People who have suffered and survived the agony of second, third and even fourth degree burns describe the pain they experienced as among the most severe of all traumatic injuries. Personal injuries involving severe burns commonly result from explosions, premises fires, defective products, motor vehicle collisions, electric shock, as well as accidental exposure to harmful chemicals and radiation.
Toxic Exposure:
Due to the tremendous growth of corporate industry in the United States over the past fifty years, the number of dangerous, toxic substances in the environment has grown significantly. Some toxic substances are shown to cause substantial injury to people, such as lead-based paint (linked to brain damage, especially in children), asbestos (linked to lung cancer and restrictive lung disease), dry cleaning and other solvents (linked to brain damage and major organ damage), pesticides such as dioxin and DDT (linked to birth injuries) and toxic landfill waste (linked to leukemia).
Retaliatory Discharge:
If an individual is terminated from their place of employment after reporting a workers' compensation claim, he or she could be entitled to substantial damages in a retaliatory discharge lawsuit against their former employer.
Federal laws prohibit an employer from discharging or discriminating against an employee because of a workers' compensation injury. If an employer fires or forces the resignation of an injured employee in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim, the employee can file a civil lawsuit against the employer seeking damages in court, provided the employee has evidence of such an allegation. Also, if an employer denies permission for immediate medical attention following a work-related injury, or does not permit an employee to seek out the services of other medical professionals in conjunction with assigned company doctors, the employee can seek legal retribution under workers' compensation laws.
If you or someone you know in Connecticut needs the assistance of an experienced Hartford Connecticut Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Wein & Palermo, LLC today at 866-435-1637, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
If you or someone you know in Connecticut needs the assistance of an experienced Hartford Connecticut Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Wein & Palermo, LLC today at 866-435-1637, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
Wein & Palermo, L.L.C.
32 Park Rd.
West Hartford, CT 06116
Telephone: 866-435-1637
Fax: 860-236-7112
MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:
Alan Wein
Alan Wein graduated Summa Cum Laude from Connecticut College, earning a B.A. Degree in economics and government in 1984. While attending Connecticut College, Attorney Wein was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was awarded his law degree from Boston College Law School, where he graduated with honors in 1987. He has trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts in Connecticut.
Attorney Wein is admitted to practice in Connecticut and the U.S. Disctrict Court for the District of Connecticut. He is a member of the Hartford County Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. He is a past member of the Oliver Ellisworth Inn of Court.
John D. Palermo
John D. Palermo graduated Cum Laude from Duke University in 1983 earning a B.A. Degree in history. Attorney Palermo received his law degree in 1987 from the University of Connecticut School of Law. He has trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts in Connecticut.
Attorney Palermo is admitted to practice in Connecticut, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is a member of the Hartford Country Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
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