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56 West Main Street, 4th Floor, Newark, DE 19702
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500 Creek View Rd, Suite 502, Newark, DE 19711
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Nemours Building, 1007 N. Orange Street, Suite 600, Wilmington, DE 19801
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Brandywine West, Suite 301, 1521 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803
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1001 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 202, Wilmington, DE 19801
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1313 North Market Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801
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300 Delaware Ave, Suite 210, Wilmington, DE 19801
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501 Carr Rd, Suite 300, Wilmington, DE 19809
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1105 N. Market Street, Suite 200, Wilmington, DE 19801
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305 North Union St, 2nd Floor, Wilmington, DE 19805
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1526 Gilpin Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19806
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Rodney Square, 1000 North King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
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300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1700, Wilmington, DE 19801
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1521 Concord Pike, Suite 202, Wilmington, DE 19803
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1300 King Street, PO Box 1126, Wilmington, DE 19899
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1007 N Orange St, Suite 1120, Wilmington, DE 19801
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712 North West Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
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1020 West 18th Street, Suite 2, Wilmington, DE 19802
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800 Delaware Avenue, Suite 200, PO Box 128, Wilmington, DE 19899-0128
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500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500, Wilmington, DE 19801-1494
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221 Main Street, Wilmington, DE 19804
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1010 North Bancroft Pkwy, Suite 22, Wilmington, DE 19805
Workers' Compensation Lawyers | Newark Office | Serving Wilmington, DE
220 Continental Drive, Suite 203, Newark, DE 19713
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903 North French St., Wilmington, DE 19801
Wilmington Workers' Compensation Information
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Were You Injured at Work?
If you were injured while at work, this can be a stressful and overwhelming time. First, you need to report your injury to your employer and seek out proper medical attention. Then you need to seek out an experienced Wilmington workers’ compensation attorney to ensure your rights are protected.
Workers’ Compensation Assistance
Unfortunately, workplace accidents are not unusual. Work injuries can be sudden, such as a slip and fall accident. Repetitive stress can also lead to pain and suffering.
Workers’ compensation benefits are available to most injured employees to help them get their lives back on track; however, the process of collecting these benefits is highly complex. Being injured is hard enough, you do not want to enter into battle over your workers’ compensation claim.
What is workers’ comp., and how does it work?
Workers’ compensation benefits help account for medical care and lost wages whenever you are hurt or get sick while on the job. In most workers’ comp. cases, fault does not matter. For example, if you work in construction, and are hurt by a power tool and have to miss months of work while you recover, workers’ compensation benefits will cover the losses from your time when you are unable to work. When you are hurt, you will file a claim for workers’ comp. and typically visit a doctor to evaluate the extent of your injuries and whether you are eligible for benefits.How is workers’ comp. calculated?
In every state, your workers’ compensation benefits will cover a specific percentage of your average weekly wage. Whether your injury is ruled a total or partial injury, whether you are a temporary or seasonal worker, and how long you’ve been on the job will also affect the amount that you receive.What does workers’ comp. cover?
Workers’ comp. benefits cover medical expenses, lost wages, lost wages, any ongoing care costs, and funeral expenses related to workplace injury or illness. In some cases, a surviving spouse may be entitled to survivors’ benefits as well. In other cases, such as if your injuries are so severe you will never be able to return to your job, there may be benefits available to retrain you for another position.How long can you stay on workers’ comp.?
Most states have limits for how long workers’ compensation benefits can last, many times less than five years. If your injuries are so severe that you cannot return to work, you will likely want to explore your eligibility for disability benefits, such as Social Security Disability Insurance, for when your workers’ comp. benefits expire.Top Questions to Ask When Hiring an Attorney
- How many years have you been practicing law? How long have you practiced law in the local area?
- How many cases similar to mine have you handled in the past?
- What is the likely outcome for my case?
In legal practice, experience matters. An experienced attorney will likely have handled issues similar to yours many, many times. Therefore, after listening to your situation, the attorney should have a reasonable idea of the time line for a case like yours and the likely resolution.
Tips on Approaching an Initial Attorney Consultation
- Use the consultation as a means of gaining a better understanding of your legal situation.
- Ask the attorney how many cases similar to yours he/she has handled. An attorney’s experience and knowledge can speak to their expertise (or lack of) in addressing your situation.
- Your attorney should be able to articulate roughly how long a case like yours will take to resolve and what sort of procedures to expect.
- Determine how comfortable you are working with the lawyer and/or law firm.
How will an attorney charge me?
A reputable attorney will be very upfront about how he/she will charge you. The three most common fee structures that attorneys use to charge for their services are:
- Bill by the hour
- Contingent fee agreement
- Flat fee agreement
Depending on your specific legal situation, it’s possible that only one type of fee structure is available. For instance, criminal defense attorneys almost always bill by the hour. In a flat fee arrangement, an attorney accepts a one-time payment to help you resolve your issue. With a contingent fee agreement, the client pays little to nothing upfront and the attorney receives a percentage of the money recovered if you win your case.
Common legal terms explained
Personal jurisdiction – Requirement that a particular court have authority over a person, in order to bind that person to the judgment of the court, based on minimum contacts. International Shoe Co v. Washington is a landmark Supreme Court case outlining the scope of a state court’s reach in personal jurisdiction.