Workers' Compensation

Benefits following a Work Related Injury

It is important to know what to do after you suffer an on the job injury. Workers' compensation is a system created to ensure injured workers have a way to receive medical treatment, and a portion of their lost wages. It is important to have a workers' compensation attorney guide you through the claims process.

At the Law Offices of Gerald M. Gallant, we advocate for the rights of injured workers located throughout Southern Connecticut. We suggest you file an accident report with your employer and promptly notify the workers' compensation commission. To learn how to file for benefits, contact Attorney Gallant for a free initial consultation.

Workers Compensation Benefits

If you were hurt within the scope of your employment, you deserve to receive workers' compensation benefits. Your employer must legally carry this type of insurance coverage to protect injured workers. Fault is irrelevant in this type of case, so long as you were hurt on the job.

Some of the benefits our firm seeks for injured workers include:

• Temporary or total compensation for lost wages resulting from a partial or total injury
• Mileage reimbursement for medical care visits
• Medical benefits
• Any expenses related to the accident
• Enhanced damages for willful violations of OSHA regulations

Under workers ' compensation, you may be entitled to receive certain benefits for the rest of your life. You can collect additional benefits if you can prove an aggravation of an old work related injury. We will continue to counsel you about your rights for the life of your injury.

If you were hurt on the job, learn more about workers' compensation by contacting a lawyer at the Law Offices of Gerald M. Gallant for a free initial consultation. We counsel injured workers throughout Southern Connecticut, including people in Shelton, Bridgeport, New Haven, Danbury, Waterbury, Stratford, Trumbull, West Haven, East Haven, Fairfield, Orange, Woodbridge, Hamden, Naugatuck, Ansonia, Derbv, Seymour, Oxford, Monroe, Wallingford, Fairfield County, New Haven County, and throughout the Naugatuck Valley.