If you’ve been injured at work, the workers’ compensation system can be confusing and frustrating. We help injured workers understand their rights, get medical treatment, and pursue the full benefits available.
Ensuring appropriate care, referrals, and authorization for treatment.
Wage replacement benefits when you are unable to work.
Ratings, apportionment issues, and settlement valuation.
Preparation for medical evaluations that can impact your case.
Pushing back when insurance companies stall or refuse benefits.
Guidance on Stipulations vs. Compromise & Release.
Many injured workers assume the workers’ compensation system is straightforward: you get hurt at work, report it, see a doctor, and receive benefits. In reality, the system is highly technical and heavily controlled by employers and insurance companies.
Insurance carriers manage medical treatment, wage replacement, and the pace of the case. Delays, denials, and disputes are common — even in legitimate claims. Without guidance, injured workers often don’t realize their rights are being limited until months or years later.
Treatment requests, disability payments, and evaluations are frequently delayed through procedural rules that most workers are never told about.
Insurance companies influence which doctors you see, what treatment is approved, and how your condition is documented.
Missed deadlines, poor medical reporting, or early settlement decisions can permanently reduce long-term benefits.
Workers’ compensation law is procedural. Outcomes often depend not just on the injury itself, but on how deadlines are handled, how medical evidence is developed, and how disputes are positioned.
Attorney Travis Bailey spent over a decade representing insurance companies and employers. That experience provides insight into how claims are evaluated, delayed, defended, and settled — and how to counter those tactics.
Each case is approached based on its facts, medical trajectory, and long-term implications — not a one-size-fits-all formula.
Proper medical reporting is critical. An attorney helps ensure evaluations accurately reflect work-related limitations and future needs.
Injured workers are often pushed to return to work too soon or settle before understanding the consequences. Representation provides a buffer.
Most mistakes are not intentional — they happen because workers rely on incomplete or misleading information. Some of the most common issues include:
Not every workers’ compensation claim requires immediate legal involvement. However, certain situations strongly suggest it’s time to get guidance:
Treatment requests are denied, modified, or stalled through utilization review or IMR.
Temporary disability payments are reduced or terminated without clear explanation.
Medical evaluations that can shape the entire case are approaching.
You’re being pushed back to work despite ongoing symptoms or restrictions.
You’re asked to resolve the case before understanding future medical or disability exposure.
You experience discipline, termination, or hostility after reporting an injury.
Work injuries can occur suddenly or develop over time. The type of injury often affects medical treatment, work restrictions, disability ratings, and long-term benefits. Our practice focuses exclusively on workers’ compensation claims, including the following:
Herniated discs, lumbar and cervical injuries, and chronic back pain often impact return-to-work and long-term disability.
Shoulder, knee, hip, and joint injuries that limit mobility and require surgery or ongoing treatment.
Cumulative trauma injuries such as carpal tunnel, tendonitis, and overuse conditions caused by repetitive work activities.
Head trauma and concussions that affect cognitive function, memory, or the ability to safely return to work.
Electrical injuries and burns that may involve nerve damage, scarring, and long-term functional limitations.
Serious workplace injuries involving machinery, heavy equipment, or vehicles that permanently change a worker’s abilities.
Injuries and illnesses caused by toxic exposure, chemicals, smoke, or hazardous work environments.
Claims involving falls, equipment accidents, and multi-employer job sites common in construction work.
Workers’ compensation claims for firefighters and emergency personnel with unique physical and occupational risks.
Different industries raise different issues in workers’ compensation cases—job duties, return-to-work expectations, and the types of medical disputes that come up. We regularly represent injured workers across many fields, including:
Lifting injuries, repetitive trauma, and workplace assaults.
Overuse injuries, equipment accidents, crush injuries, and return-to-work disputes.
Neck/back conditions, carpal tunnel, and repetitive stress injuries.
Lifting injuries, falls, and cumulative trauma from repetitive duties.
Machinery injuries, orthopedic trauma, and complex medical disputes.
Orthopedic injuries, cumulative trauma, and occupational exposure issues.
A consultation can help you understand where your case stands, what to expect next, and whether representation makes sense for your situation.
