Legal Question in Workers Comp in Connecticut
Hurt at work
I rode my bike to work as usual approximately two weeks ago. It was a wedensday. When i arrived at work and dismounted i heard a small click in my back which seemed insignificant. As the day wore on I felt a pain which grew worse in my lower back. I stayed the entire shift and walked home. Throughout the nights and the next few days the pain increased to a point which was intolerable inspite of me taking a lot of ibuprofen (2400mgs/day) I was off of work on wedensday thursday and friday. I was scheduled to work on saturday. I did not think i would be unable to work that day but when saturday came i was unable to make it. I notified my supervisor i would not be able to make it and specificaly told him this injury occured on the job. he told me id better come in get a cortisone shot and come in. should he have taken further steps in notifying the state and gotten medical attention for me? Was i prompt enough in notifying my employer? I would have did it sooner had i not thought it would just go away. (i was able to see my doctor on wedensday and he told me not to return to work until saturday and prescribed me pain medication, muscle relxers and rehab excersises.) thank you very much.
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Re: Hurt at work
From the caption of your e-mail question, it seems that you live in New Jersey but work in Connecticutt, and somehow you ride your bicycle across two states to get to work from your home. I really don't understand that aspect of the case, so I will tell you how NJ law applies if you are hurt at work and are a resident of New Jersey. Since this happened after you arrived at work, a claim can be made that it is covered by workers compensation. This is the first step in the process. The next step is that you are supposed to report any work injuries within seventy two hours (3 days) of the injury. Even if you did not meet this 72 hour mark, the fact that you did shortly thereafter report it to your supervisor as a work related injury should be enough to argue that it is still a workers compensation claim. It is not as straightforward a claim as usual, but it is still a legitimate claim. Once a work place injury is reported to an employer, they are supposed to immediately report it to their workers compensation insurance carrier, who is then supposed to provide you with free medical care through their authorized doctors. If this has not happened, then it is something you need to get. Also, if you are unable to work for at least seven days in a row after getting hurt because of your injury, and the authorized doctor agrees with this, you are entitled to receive temporary disability payments for the time you were out of work. Finally, you are entitled to receive a monetary settlement on this type of case, known as a partial permanent disability award. I am an attorney who has handled very many cases similar to your in various workers compensation courts throughout New Jersey. I would like to discuss your case with you in more detail to see what I can do for you. Please call me at 908-272-0111 to talk about your case. There is never any charge for simply talking to me about a case. Thank you.
Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-
www.njworkerscompensationlaw.com
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