Suffering an on-the-job injury can be a harrowing experience. In addition to the pain and discomfort of the injury itself, there are often worries about keeping the bills paid and getting adequate medical care.

To top it off, the injured worker is most often forced to deal with the red tape and bureaucracy of an insurance company who is choosing the doctors and controlling the amount of benefit checks, if any, that are issued to the injured worker. As a skilled Michigan Workers' Compensation Attorney with 35 years of experience, I have helped thousands of clients protect their rights. Call me immediately if you have  problems with:

• Workers' Compensation/ Workman's Compensation
• Construction Accidents
• General Negligence Accidents
• Auto Accidents
• Personal Injury
• Orthopedic injuries
• Repetitive Stress injuries
• Hernias
• Back injuries
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Amputations
• Industrial Accidents
• Burn Injuries
• Toxic Exposure
• Retaliatory Discharge From Worker's Compensation Claims

Protecting the Rights of Working People:
Michigan Workers' Compensation laws provide protection for people who become injured while working in the line and scope of their employment. Occupational diseases and gradual injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome are also covered. Work injury laws cover every type of employee in every type of job -- including factory workers, office workers, supervisors, clean-up crew workers, computer technicians, heavy equipment operators and others. As an experienced Michigan Workers' Compensation Attorney, I understand what it is like to suffer from a work injury, and I have the experience and knowledge to guide you through the process while protecting your legal rights.

Time Is of the Essence:
Workers' Compensation insurance companies know that you are facing certain time limits in protecting your rights, and they know that you can lose some of your legal rights if you are not careful about how you handle your on-the-job injury.

I can take steps to ensure that your benefit checks are calculated at the proper amount, as well as the amount of your final settlement. I can also protect your rights under the Workers' Compensation laws of Michigan, including your right to appropriate medical care.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured on the job or suffered wrongful death as the result of an on-the-job accident and need the assistance of an experienced Michigan Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Frederic J. Ruby today at 866-735-4990, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.

Practice Areas and Legal Definitions 

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 and 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 Stress injury:
If an individual develops a repetitive stress 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 or 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 a loved one has been seriously injured on the job or suffered wrongful death as the result of an on-the-job accident and need the assistance of an experienced Michigan Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Frederic J. Ruby today at 866-735-4990, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured on the job or suffered wrongful death as the result of an on-the-job accident and need the assistance of an experienced Michigan Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Frederic J. Ruby today at 866-735-4990, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.

ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
Law Offices of Frederic J. Ruby
30600 Telegraph Rd., Suite 1255
Bingham Farms, MI 48025
Telephone: 866-735-4990
Fax: 248-554-9999

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:

Frederic J. Ruby

EDUCATION:

• Michigan State University, B.A., 1964
• Wayne State University, J.D., 1969

JURISDICTIONS LICENSED IN:

• Michigan

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; Workers' Compensation Law Section