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Fort Mill Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

Fort Mill Workers’ Compensation Lawyer If your on-the-job injury prevents you from working and costs you lost wages and high medical bills, our Fort Mill workers' compensation attorneys can help.

If you suffered an on-the-job injury or developed an occupational illness or disease, our team can pursue benefits on your behalf. At George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers, we help employees get workers’ compensation benefits.

A workers’ compensation lawyer in Fort Mill, SC, can help you get benefits to cover your medical expenses and lost wages. Workers’ compensation benefits may also cover compensation for a disability caused by an accident at work. Family members who lost a loved one because of a work-related injury or illness may also qualify to recover death benefits.

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How a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Serving Fort Mill, SC, Can Help

Our legal team understands South Carolina’s workers’ compensation laws. And we handle all aspects of a workers’ compensation case from filing a form to appealing a denied claim. We can take care of all the legal paperwork while you recover from your injury.

We will also communicate on your behalf with your employer, your employer’s insurance company, and other parties involved in your case.

To improve your chances of getting benefits, we make sure that:

  • Your employer carries workers’ compensation insurance
  • You are an employee of the company and eligible for workers’ compensation benefits
  • You have all the necessary forms to file a claim
  • You meet filing deadlines

We cover all the bases to lessen the chances of your employer or its insurance company denying your claim.

Our workers’ compensation attorneys in Fort Mill, SC, can advise you of other legal options for getting compensated for an injury.

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Report Your Injury to Your Employer

Before filing a workers’ compensation claim, you must first report your injury to your employer.

Your employer may already know about your injury if you went to the hospital from work because of an accident. However, some injuries, like repetitive stress injuries, develop over time.

If you received a diagnosis of an occupational illness or disease, don’t wait to report it. You usually have 90 days from the date of the discovery of your illness or disease to notify your employer.

If you miss the 90-day deadline, you may lose the opportunity to get workers’ compensation benefits. But our legal team can still help you determine your options.

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Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim

After you report your injury, we can help you fill out the proper workers’ compensation form and build a strong case on your behalf. We can use its resources to:

  • Investigate your injury accident
  • Secure evidence to support your injury, occupational illness or disease
  • Negotiate a settlement of your workers’ compensation claim
  • Appeal a denied claim

Our Fort Mill workers’ compensation attorneys can help with your workers’ comp claim.

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Filing a Third-Party Claim

When someone’s else’s negligence causes your injury, you may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit to get additional compensation. A third party is anyone other than your employer.

For example, a driver who hits your car while you are driving for a work assignment is a third party. A manufacturer that produces defective equipment that causes an injury is also a third party.

George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers can investigate the actions of a third party and hold that party liable for your injury. We conduct a thorough investigation to help you recover the money you deserve for your injury.

The Type of Workers’ Compensation Benefits You May Receive

The amount of compensation you receive depends on the severity of your injury and how long you are off from work. Workers’ compensation benefits cover the following categories:

Medical Expenses

Medical expenses include costs for treating your injury or occupational illness or disease. Other examples include surgery, hospitalization, medical supplies, prescription medications, and more.

Disability Compensation

Disability compensation includes compensation for a permanent disability or disfigurement. It also covers partial disability.

Lost Wages

Lost wages involve the income you lost while you were off from work receiving treatment for your injury. This category also includes wages that you lost from other jobs because of your injury.

Death Benefits

Surviving family members of a worker who died from a work-related injury, illness, or disease qualify for compensation. This includes funeral and burial expenses and other benefits.

Our workers’ compensation lawyers in Fort Mill can answer your questions about workers’ compensation benefits.

Receiving a Workers’ Compensation Claim Settlement or Denial

As a service to you, our firm can review a settlement offer. We can make sure that it covers present and future expenses for your work-related injury or illness.

We understand the importance of having money to pay bills, especially after being off from work for an extended period. However, if you do not agree with the compensation amount, we can negotiate a settlement with the insurer.

If the insurer has denied your claim, you have a right to appeal the decision. We can either ask the insurer to reconsider your claim and provide additional information or request an appeals hearing with a circuit court or the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission.

Whatever you decide, we will represent you during hearings or in a court trial. If you have already filed a claim and received a denial letter, contact us immediately to see how we can help you appeal the denial.

Contact George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers Today

George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers can help process your claims in time and avoid making common workers’ compensation claim mistakes. You have 90 days to report your work-related injury or occupational illness or disease. You usually have two years to file a workers’ compensation claim.

Contact us today by phone or through our online form. We’ll provide a free, no-obligation case evaluation with our workers’ compensation lawyer serving Fort Mill, SC.

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[2] Cases are handled by a lawyer at George Sink, P.A., who primarily practices out of our offices in Greenville at 715 Congaree Rd, Columbia at 1440 Broad River Rd, Myrtle Beach at 400 N. Kings Hwy, Suite A, Anderson at 128 N. Main St, Augusta at 3523 Walton Way Ext, or our principal office in North Charleston at 7011 Rivers Ave, SC. With 13 locations throughout South Carolina and Georgia, it’s easy for us to come to you wherever you are, even if we don’t have an office in your town. An attorney, investigator, or a representative of the firm may visit you anywhere in SC or GA for initial investigations in many circumstances.

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