Workers' Compensation Attorney Serving Asheville, NC

If you've been injured at work, you may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits. But what exactly does that mean? Workers' comp is a type of insurance coverage for employees who are injured in the course of employment and cannot return to their job. It can cover medical costs and two-thirds of your lost wages while out of work.

The purpose of workers' compensation is to help ensure that employees do not suffer financially when they become injured while on the job. Workers' comp helps those who have been hurt get back to work after an injury has occurred. Here's how it works: If you are hurt at work, your employer will likely give you a form, called a “Form 19”, or employer’s notice of employee’s injury, which allows you to receive workers' compensation benefits. Note however that not all employer’s will submit this form, and you can notify the Industrial Commission by filing a “Form 18”. If the case is approved, your medical care related to the work injury will be covered by the employer’s workers’ comp insurance carrier, and you will received two-thirds of your average weekly wage as long as you are unable to work.

In North Carolina, employers can be quick to deny your claim outright, or deny certain medical procedures or medications, which can be discouraging, but that does not mean you do not have rights. How you get hurt and what you injure are important facts, and there is an appeals process we are here to assist you with. 

Injured on the job? Contact Strom & Taylor for a free consultation.