Lawyers Who Fight For Justice Against Denial of Claims

The Workers’ Compensation Act provides for the payment of benefits to workers injured on-the-job or who develop an occupational disease. Benefits available to an eligible worker include weekly compensation benefits, payment of injury related hospital, surgical and medical benefits and death benefits to a deceased worker’s dependents.

The law requires an injured worker to give notice of a work injury to the employer within 21 days of the injury, and no later than 120 days after the injury. The employer is required to issue a Notice of Workers’ Compensation Denial within 21 days, if it is denying the claim. If a claim is denied, the injured worker must file a Claim Petition with the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation within three years from the date of injury. If a Claim Petition is not filed within the necessary time frame, the injured worker may be barred from receiving any benefits related to the injury.

Filing a Claim Petition, and taking your employer to workers’ compensation court for benefits, can be complicated, and it requires an understanding of the law and work comp procedure. Your employer will be represented by a lawyer in court who will try to convince the workers’ compensation judge that you are not entitled to benefits. You should have someone on your side who understands the law and work comp procedure.

Contact Liever, Hyman & Potter right away, if you want us to help you fight to get your benefits. You’ll pay us no money — not a cent — until we recover money for you. We charge a contingent fee for our services based on a percentage of the awards and settlement which is clearly defined in the initial agreement to represent you. You will NOT have to repay any of the expenses we have advanced on your behalf unless we recover money for you.