Granite City Workers’ Compensation
If you have been hurt in some way while you were carrying out the functions and responsibilities of your job, your employer may be legally responsible to provide you with workers’ compensation. You have a right to file a claim for these benefits, but your employer may refuse to give it to you, which may cause you and your family financial hardship. With your mounting medical bills and your inability to work due to your injuries, finances will be tighter than usual, and you deserve these benefits. If you have been injured on the job, call Walton Telken Injury Attorneys today; we offer free consultations and we take cases on contingency.
We Work Hard to Get You All You’re Due
Lawyers with Walton Telken are eager to help you with your workers’ compensation claim; we have years of experience specializing in these kinds of cases, and we can effectively and professionally manage all aspects of your case. Filing an initial claim or an appeal can be incredibly complex and frustrating, especially if you have little to no experience with legal forms and processes. Allow us, the experienced attorneys at Walton Telken, to manage your case so that you can do the more important things in life, like getting better and spending time with your loved ones.
Call Us to Schedule Your Free Consultation
When you call (844) 307-7349, you will have the opportunity to schedule a free consultation appointment to discuss the details of your case with an attorney with years of experience managing workers’ compensation cases like yours. You will be able to tell the attorney your story, and you will get to hear some sound legal advice regarding your rights and options. Then, you can decide whether it might be worth hiring one of our attorneys to represent you in court. We will strive to get you all the financial compensation you deserve while you focus on healing and getting better so that you can resume your normal life. We have clients all around the Granite City area. We take many of our cases on contingency, which means that if you don’t get paid, neither will we-we only take a portion of the amount you receive, so there is nothing for you to lose! The call, consultation, and the information are all free, so call or go online now.
How Walton Telken Can Help You
The attorneys at Walton Telken will manage all of the details of your case, including but not limited to some of the following things you may not have thought about, or may not be able, allowed, or willing to do:
- Negotiate and litigate on your behalf
- Investigate the scene of the accident
- Gather evidence
- File all of the necessary legal paperwork, such as hardship and emergency petitions, which may result in your getting money to pay your medical bills sooner
- Seek any other benefits you may be entitled to, including FELA (Federal Employees Liability Act), the Jones Act, and SSI/SSDI (Social Security Income/Social Security Disability Income)
Occupational Diseases and Illnesses
Do you have an occupational disease or illness? If a doctor has told you that you have a disease, illness, or condition caused by your employment, you may be eligible for monetary damages. You have a right to expect that your employment will not cause you any serious life-altering conditions, such as any of the following:
- Asbestosis or mesothelioma are conditions that result from inhaling asbestos. While both are very serious, asbestosis is a slightly less dangerous respiratory disease, while mesothelioma is a potentially deadly cancer).
- Silicosis is a similar condition, but it is the result of inhaling silica, the compound that comprises the mineral quartz as well as sand and sandstone.
- When you are exposed to even small amounts of lead, it builds up in your system and you may develop lead poisoning; fortunately, it is treatable, but not always curable. Symptoms include abdominal pain, headaches, and high blood pressure, among other things.
- Being constantly exposed to loud noises (such as the sounds of heavy machinery) can lead to permanent hearing loss.
- Exposure to skin allergens and irritants (such as pesticides and other dangerous chemicals) can cause rashes, swelling, and itching as well as permanent skin damage. Additionally, working most of the day outside puts you at an increased risk for skin damage due to sun exposure; you could get skin cancer, for example.
- If you work outside or anywhere around dirt, dust, and chemicals, you may develop anything from a nagging cough to something as life-threatening as cancer or respiratory infections.
Call a Granite City Workers Comp Attorney Today!
If you have been injured at work or developed a workplace illness or disease, you should call to schedule your free initial consultation with one of the experienced workers comp attorneys with Walton Telken at (844) 307-7349. Let us help make your life easier at this time that you have more important things to worry about than trying to figure out how to file the appropriate legal paperwork for your case.
