Clausen & Severson Attorneys Madison Wisconsin Worker's Compensation

Worker's Compensation

The worker’s compensation laws and regulations apply to most on-the-job injuries. Many of these rules are complex and change from time to time.

We see plenty of cases where employers and their carriers simply don’t tell injured workers about benefits they may be eligible to receive. If you have been hurt at work, you may have claims your employer and its insurance company fail to mention. These may include:

Reimbursement for mileage You are entitled to money to reimburse you for mileage to and from medical appointments and to the pharmacy to pick up prescription medication.

Retraining benefits If your work injury results in permanent limitations that prevent you from doing the work you were able to do before the injury, you may be able to retrain for a new type of work.

Loss of Earning Capacity If you cannot earn as much money as the result of a permanent disability from a job injury, you may be eligible for additional cash benefits. This sort of award is available for certain types of injuries, primarily injuries to the torso (back, neck, and so on) or to the head.

Disfigurement If your injury has produced a permanent disfigurement visible to the public, you may be entitled to a money award. This includes permanent disfiguring scars, burns, amputations and limps.

Penalties The employer or its worker’s compensation carrier may have to pay you penalties in certain circumstances if they do not follow the workers’ compensation rules.

“Wear and Tear” or “Occupational” Injuries and Diseases You may be entitled to worker’s compensation for what are known as
Occupational injuries - the wear and tear a repetitive job can produce over the course of time to the back, the shoulders, the knees or other joints – and Occupational diseases such as arthritis, silicosis, hearing loss and so on.

Work Aggravation of a Prior Condition or Injury You may be entitled to worker’s compensation if your work makes a pre-existing condition or injury worse. In other words, an injury or disability need not arise solely from work in order to trigger entitlement to worker’s compensation.

Call Clausen & Severson at 608 238-2728 if: - -You have had a job injury and are not receiving worker’s compensation;
- You are receiving worker’s compensation but you don’t know whether you have received all of the benefits you should receive;
- You have a pre-existing condition or a prior injury that is getting worse and you wonder if your work has made your pre-existing condition or prior injury worse;
- You wonder about how worker’s compensation benefits are supposed to work;
- You wonder whether you have a worker’s compensation claim.
We will review your case at no charge. If it appears that you have a legitimate case, and you hire us to promote it, we charge a 20% contingent fee, plus costs.