Workers Compensation - What Benefits Are Available?

When filing for workers' compensation, there are several kinds of benefits for which an employee may file. The expertise of a workers' compensation attorney can provide the insight required to help determine the benefits that are most applicable to the injured employee's unique situation.
Under worker's compensation, medical care, death, various levels of disability, bodily disfigurement, vocational and rehabilitation and wage compensation are typically the major benefit categories. Specifically, the major benefits include:

Reasonable medical care to cure and/or relieve the effects of the work related injury.
Death benefits for surviving family members.
Temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. These benefits provide compensation while the injured employee is recovering from the injury and cannot work.
Temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits. These benefits are paid when the injured party is recovering from the injury, but is also able to work part-time or at reduced pay during the recovery and rehabilitation period.
Disfigurement benefits. Benefits are paid if the injured party is permanently disfigured about the head, face, neck, hand, or other specific areas of the body. Your worker's compensation lawyer's experience can be especially helpful in disfigurement cases.
Vocational rehabilitation benefits are paid when the injured party cannot work because they are participating in an approved vocational rehabilitation program.
Wage differential benefits are paid when the injured party must accept a lower paying job because the sustained injuries will not allow him/her to return to their previous job.Other benefits including lump sum settlements may also be available and a worker's compensation lawyer can help to determine the specific benefit or benefits to which an injured employee may be eligible.

Depending on the injured party's personal situation, other benefits beyond workers' compensation may also be available. These may include social security disability and union disability benefits and private insurance compensation. Your worker's compensation attorney can also advise you regarding possible personal injury claims that you may have relating to your case.

Determining the benefits for which you are eligible can be a complex undertaking and an experienced workers' compensation attorney can help to understand the various options. Retaining a workers' compensation lawyer to assist you with your claim from the beginning is a wise decision that will guide you through the process.
To find an experienced Pennsylvania workers compensation attorney contact the law firm of Oxenburg and Franzel. They have been successfully representing injured workers since 1978. Whether you or a family member are looking for help on a complex workers' compensation claim issue or only a consultation, contact a Philadelphia workman's compensation attorney at Oxenburg and Franzel. Oxenburg and Franzel has the experience and capability to handle any claim issue. Call Oxenburg and Franzel toll free at (800) 520-3997 for a free consultation, and put an experienced legal advocate on your side.