A Vermont employer will likely dispute an initial workers’ compensation claim in order to save the company money. In some cases the dispute can become very adversarial, and some companies hire high powered attorneys in order to defend their disputation and prevent having to pay more money in premiums when claims are paid. An employee may wonder why the company that he works for and which he would hope would want him to be healthy and be able to return to work, is so resistant to pay insurance claims. Isn’t that what the insurance is for? He might wonder. The fact is that the more claims that a company pays the more money they have to spend making payments on workers’ compensation premiums. For this reason, it is almost absolutely necessary to hire a workman’s compensation lawyer in Burlington, VT as soon as you can after you have been injured on the job.
Many big companies are very serious about their resistance to pay every claim they receive, and will hire private investigators to spy on employees who are claiming to have sustained disabling injuries. Unfortunately, they often catch people in an attempt to defraud the company by creating false claims, and exaggerating injuries. Someone who claims to be so disabled he can no longer work may be photographed playing robustly with his children, or out on the town dancing with her significant other, or even mowing the lawn before settling back into a wheelchair. In such instances, not only are claims dropped, but the company may have the right to file criminal charges for attempted fraud. In any case, you will certainly lose your claim completely, which is why you should never attempt to seek compensation that you do not deserve.
The bad apples, as per the proverb, make every claim suspect. Your company, especially if you work for a large corporation, is probably not going to look out for your best interest, although your immediate supervisors and managers may. If you seem to have an irrefutable claim, they may offer you less money than you deserve, which is technically fraudulent on their part for not operating in good faith, which means you may be able to pursue extra damages through a seasoned workman’s compensation lawyer. Burlington, VT attorneys provide free consultations for people who are in serious conflict with their employers (or former employers) over workman compensation claims, and often are able to settle cases for amounts that are far higher than any quote provided by a claims adjuster.
Workman’s Compensation lawyer Burlington VT If you need workman’s compensation lawyer in Burlington VT, The Law Offices of David Lynch helps employees who have been injured on the job seek the full compensation they deserve for the injuries they have sustained.
