Even if you’re in the majority with coverage — giving you crucial medical care and lost wages after you’re hurt on the job — sometimes the complicated workers’ comp system works against you.
That’s when a Bothwell & Hamill attorney can help you through the process.
We help people in Yakima, Kennewick, Sunnyside, Spokane, Richland, Ellensburg, Wenatchee, Walla Walla and all across Central Washington.
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If you work in Washington State and get hurt at work, you might wonder whether your job is covered by workers’ comp.
Chances are, it is.
Most employers in Washington are required to have industrial insurance coverage — also called workers’ comp. About two-thirds get coverage through the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). The other one-third are self-insured.
You could do just about anything — machinist, welder, carpenter, health care worker, office worker — and get benefits.
For a few kinds of workers, such as one-person businesses or domestic workers in homes with less than two employees, coverage is optional.
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And to make sure you get the maximum benefits available to you, call an experienced lawyer. Your lawyer can fight a denial and sometimes secure your benefits for a longer period.
At Bothwell & Hamill, we don’t charge anything for you to talk to us about your case so we can help determine what’s best for you.
As soon as you were injured at work — or you realize conditions at work are making you sick — take these steps to start your claim:
Your doctor can file the report that opens your claim. Or you can get the form from L&I.
If your employer is self-insured, you’ll need to give your employer a copy of the accident or occupational disease report in order to start your claim. Once it’s filed, get a copy of the report and hold on to it.
And to make sure you get the maximum benefits available to you, call an experienced lawyer. Your lawyer can fight a denial and sometimes secure your benefits for a longer period.
At Bothwell & Hamill, we don’t charge anything for you to talk to us about your case so we can help determine what’s best for you.
The kind of injury that qualifies for workers’ compensation in Washington is an injury that happens at work.
These are some of the most common L&I injury claims that we see:
No matter what injury you have, you need to show in your workers’ comp claim how it happened on the job and how it affects you now.
A workers’ comp lawyer from Bothwell & Hamill can document what happened to you, so you have the best chance at getting the financial support you need.
Even though the whole point of the Washington State workers’ compensation system is to help you when you’re hurt on the job, employers and workers’ comp insurance companies can come up with many ways to deny your benefits.
They might say you can’t prove that your injury or medical condition resulted from your job.
They might say you’re a type of worker who’s not covered under Washington Labor & Industries rules.
They might say the way your accident happened disqualifies you.
After you’ve already been receiving benefits, they might say you no longer need financial assistance and medical support to recover from your injury—and terminate your benefits.
But the real reason your benefits are getting denied could be something else entirely.
They might just want to save money.
You may still be eligible for worker’ comp benefits. But you’ll need to appeal the denial.
Which is something you can do with help from the Washington workers’ comp attorneys at Bothwell & Hamill.
Just because they denied you, it doesn’t mean you truly don’t qualify for workers’ comp.
Get all the information you need to make the best decisions about your health — and your future.
Getting hurt at work is a serious disruption to your life. If it means you can’t return to work, you’ll also struggle to pay your bills.
Workers’ comp benefits exist to get you through financially — so you can focus on moving past your injury and on to better times.
You could receive these benefits:
If you’re denied benefits, approved for less than you deserve or terminated after already receiving benefits, working with a lawyer can help you get your claim — and your life — back on track.
You could possibly even get a settlement compensating you for a lasting impairment caused by your workplace injury. Or you could get lifelong workers’ compensation benefits if your job injury leaves you unable to work again.
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