Workers' Compensation

Boston Workers' Compensation Lawyer

After suffering an injury in the course of work, people have the right to apply for workers' compensation benefits. However, workers' compensation insurance can be difficult to navigate. You need the assistance of an experienced lawyer.

Attorney Eric P. Finamore assists people throughout Massachusetts, including Boston, Essex County, and Middlesex County, who are trying to deal with workers' comp issues. He offers free initial consultations and charges no attorneys' fees until his clients get compensation.

How Workers' Compensation Insurance Works

Almost all employers must, by law, carry workers' compensation insurance. It ensures that employees will get compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and other consequences if they suffer an injury at work or while doing work-related activities. They get the benefits regardless of who was at fault for the accident.

By having workers' compensation insurance, employers are protected from conventional personal injury lawsuits. However, many injured workers can sue a "third party" that was at fault for the injury. Third parties can be anyone besides your employer, such as a sub-contractor working at the same location. (See our construction accident page for more about third-party litigation.)

Types of Cases

Workers' compensation (a.k.a. "workman's compensation") cases can involve a huge array of injuries and accidents, including:

• Repetitive stress disorders (carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis)
• Falls causing back injuries, spinal cord injuries, closed head injuries, etc.
• Injuries from dangerous machines

A person injured at work may find himself or herself suddenly deprived of the ability to support a family, pay rent and put food on the table. Mr. Finamore has spent many years getting compensation for injured workers, and helping them through the difficult period which follows a workplace injury. He has also represented insurers and employers in such claims, and so is able to bring to the claim process a perspective which facilitates successful resolution of claims.

In Massachusetts, worker's compensation benefits fall into the following categories:

Wage replacement - monetary payments reflecting a portion of the wage which an injured worker loses while disabled from working because of a workplace accident.

Medical benefits - payments of the costs of treatment, including medicine, surgery and rehabilitation, which is reasonable and necessary because of a workplace accident.

Loss of function and disfigurement - payments of benefits for permanent losses of bodily functions and scarring or disfigurement caused by workplace injuries.

Sometimes worker's compensation insurance companies refuse to make voluntary payments to injured workers. In such cases, the workers should consult with an attorney who can pursue the claim promptly.

While insurance companies are required to, and frequently do, make voluntary payments following a work place accident, injured workers may require an attorney to:

• Assure that the proper amount of benefits are paid to the worker;
• Defend against attempts by insurance companies to reduce or discontinue benefits;
• File claims for medical benefits, when insurance companies deny claims for treatment, surgery or prescription medication;
• Determine the amounts payable for losses of function and disfigurement; and
• Negotiate a fair settlement of the claim, to permit the injured worker to provide for future needs and attempt a return to the workforce.

We are able to help you negotiate your way through the complexities of the worker's compensation claim process. We can also tell you about the potential for other sources of recovery, whether they be government benefits, or civil claims against other parties.

Contact Us

If you or a loved one has questions about a workers' compensation insurance issue, Contact experienced lawyer Eric Finamore and set up a free consultation.