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Connecticut Workers’
Compensation Attorney Kimberly Anne Graham
Practice Areas and Legal Definitions
Hartford Connecticut work injury attorney Kimberly Anne Graham
represents all individuals who have been injured on the job and/or
are disabled as the result of a job-related injury. For matters not
listed here, please call Connecticut workers compensation Attorney
Kimberly Graham today.
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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.
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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 bones 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.
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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.
Connecticut 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.
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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 which is linked to brain damage, especially
in children; asbestos which is linked to lung cancer
and restrictive lung disease; dry cleaning and other solvents
which are linked to brain damage and major organ damage;
pesticides such as dioxin and DDT which are linked to birth
injuries and toxic landfill waste which is linked
to leukemia.
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Retaliatory Discharge:
If an individual is terminated from his or her 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.
Take Action To Protect Your Rights:
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured on the job or a
family member has suffered wrongful death as the result of an on
the job accident in Hartford, New Britain, Enfield, Middletown,
Manchester, Meriden, New Haven or within the surrounding cities,
towns and counties of Connecticut, call Hartford, Connecticut workers’ compensation
Attorney Kimberly Anne Graham today at 866-784-2283, or complete the contact form provided on this
site to begin your consultation with a trusted Hartford,
Connecticut workers compensation attorney. Your
initial consultation on workers’ compensation matters is
free.
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