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Alabama
Workers’ Compensation Attorney
Have you been injured on the job?
Are
you concerned about whether the injury
in permanent?
Are
you worried about how to pay your bills
while you are out of work?
If so, give me a call. You never know
how precious your health is until you
lose it. Maybe it happened in an
accident—you
were passing boxes off a ramp or slipped
on a dock, or you were around some
heated machinery and suffered a burn
injury or had your hand or arm pulled
into a
tree
cutting machine. Maybe your injury
occurred slowly—after 10 years of data
entry, your fingers start feeling tingly
and numb (carpal tunnel syndrome).
If you are injured on the job, you are
entitled to worker’s compensation. Also
known as workers’ comp or workman’s
comp, the disability benefits that you
get are based on the extent of the
impairment or injury. If you have been
injured on the job, contact Randal
Ford. As an Alabama workers compensation
attorney, I can help you get the
compensation you deserve.
Why Hire
a Lawyer?
Workers’
comp benefits are based on the extent of
your disability. The laws in Alabama are
not favorable to the employee. If the
disability is partial, you get a maximum
of 300 weeks of compensation—about 6 ½
years. If the disability is permanent
and total, you could get benefits for
life.
In order to receive the benefits you
need to pay your bills and provide for
your family, you need to have a
knowledgeable attorney on your side. An
attorney can ensure that the
calculations for your benefits are
correct. There is a physical impairment
rating and a vocational impairment
rating. The law states that you are
entitled to be compensated based on the
impairment on your ability to earn, not
just your physical impairment rating
that is usually given by the doctor.
However, the insurance company may try
to pay you solely based on your doctor’s
physical impairment rating. That usually
results in a much lower settlement
offer. A lawyer can help your properly
evaluate your case by taking ALL factors
allowed by law into account. The
attorney’s fees are limited by statute
in Alabama. You cannot afford not to
have an attorney if you have suffered a
permanent injury on the job.
Additionally, even though it is illegal
to fire someone for making a workers’
compensation claim, it often happens. An
attorney can challenge a wrongful
termination.
Finally, you may be entitled to more
than you think. You may be able to file
a separate personal injury lawsuit,
enabling you to collect more.
CONTACT ATTORNEY RANDAL FORD by filling
in your information below.
I represent clients in Tuscaloosa and
Birmingham, Alabama, and most clients
come from Alabama, although I have
helped clients throughout the United
States. My personal injury practice
receives cases from the Alabama cities
of Bessemer, Mountain Brook, Homewood,
Fairfield, Gadsden, Jasper, Mobile,
Montgomery, Huntsville, Greensboro,
Fayette, Eutaw, Greeneville, Auburn,
Moulton, Decatur, Athens, Haleyville,
Sumiton, Hamilton, Florence,
Russellville, Aliceville, Carrollton,
Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Robertsdale,
Gordo, and other parts of Alabama. |
