Work Comp Benefits

Workers’ Compensation in Indiana

Our lawyers at Wagner Reese & Crossen Linkare known as leading practitioners of workers’ compensation law in Indiana. We are able to handle any type of case, from a slip and fall on the job to matters involving multiple parties and serious or fatal injury. If you have been injured at work, contact lawyers who have helped thousands of Indiana workers obtain full benefits as provided by the Indiana Workers’ Compensation Act. Call to schedule a free initial consultation.

Why you need an attorney for your work comp case

Although the general premise of the workers’ compensation law sounds simple —providing injured workers with benefits, regardless of fault — the system is full of bureaucratic hoops to jump through. Although mandated by state law, the actual claims are managed by private insurers, whose main goal is to generate profits. This inherent conflict makes workers’ compensation far more complex than one might think. Do you really think a profit driven insurance company is going to provide you with the best medical care, even if that means paying for an expensive surgery? Too many times we have seen insurance claims adjusters put their company’s bottom line ahead of the injured worker’s well-being. That is why it is important to consult with a knowledgeable attorney about a claim.

Answering questions about workers’ comp

We offer workers’ compensation clients sound advice and vigorous advocacy, providing them with answers to their questions about:

• Medical treatment Medical treatment must be provided until the employee reaches maximum medical improvement (MMI)
• Temporary Total Disability benefits Workers are entitled to temporary total disability (TTD) benefits paid at a rate of two-thirds of their average weekly wage (AWW) until they are released to return to work by their physician
• Permanent partial impairment If your work injury results in any permanent impairment, and most serious injuries do, the work comp doctor may assign you a permanent partial impairment (PPI), making you eligible for an award
• Future medical treatment It is important for any settlement to include the costs of future medical treatment, something the work comp insurance companies rarely offer you
• Permanent total disability If you are unable to return to any employment because of your work injury, you are entitled to a permanent total disability (PTD) award which is equivalent to 500 weeks of disability payments, less any TTD already received; our lawyers can also help you apply for Social Security Disability (SSD) if you are eligible
• Amputation injuries The Indiana workers’ compensation law provides for a lump sum award if you have lost the use of a limb or digit as a result of a work injury; disability awards are doubled if the injury is an amputation
• Independent medical exams If you believe you still need medical treatment after being released by the work comp doctor, you have the right to an independent medical exam (IME)
• Prescription Medications You may need medications, even after being allowed to return to work. We make sure the cost of these is included in any settlement

Contact our Carmel, Indiana, law firm for more information about our workers’ compensation practice. Call us toll-free at 800-792-0332.