Workers’ Compensation

workersKane Legal Workers’ Compensation Group concentrates on representing injured workers who have suffered a work-related injury or disease. These injuries include traumatic accidents, occupational diseases, and injuries caused by toxic substances or repetitive motions. Our Workers’ Compensation Group comprises attorneys, a support staff of paralegals and secretaries, who have the substantive knowledge and the experience to protect your rights under the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Florida.

 

Workers’ Compensation Group has experience in protecting the rights of injured workers in areas including:

 

Medical Benefits

 

  • Obtained a court order to force an insurance company to renovate the home of a catastrophically injured worker.
  • Arranged treating physicians for a client who moved out of state.
  • Arranged lifetime follow-up testing for a worker exposed to asbestos.

 

Temporary Disability Benefits

 

  • Obtained temporary disability benefits for an injured worker denied light duty even though prescribed by a physician.
  • Obtained disability benefits for both part-time and full-time employment for a worker injured on a part-time job.
  • Obtained temporary disability benefits for schoolteacher during the summer months.

 

Permanent Disability Benefits

 

  • Obtained an award of permanent total disability benefits to a victim of sexual harassment.
  • Obtained an award of permanent disability benefits due to a heart attack caused by stress at work.
  • Obtained an award of permanent total disability benefits for injuries to hands from repetitive stress.

 

Social Security Disability

 

  • Obtained an award of benefits for clinical depression.
  • Obtained an award of benefits for injuries caused by stress to the hands.
  • Clients turn to Kane Legal when they need a lawyer most.

 

Workers’ Compensation Legal Guides

 

  • Social Security Benefit Appeals
  • Workers’ Compensation Attorneys

 

If you or someone you know was killed or seriously injured in a work-related accident, you may be entitled to compensation.  For a free evaluation, please contact Kane Legal today.

 

For more information on workers compensation and your rights please review the Kane Litigation Worker’s Compensation Handbook.