Workers' Compensation
Spartanburg Workers Compensation Attorney
If you or someone you love is a worker who has suffered a job injury, you need immediate legal assistance to assert your rights to workers’ compensation benefits and any additional third-party claims that may arise out of the accident. At Jim Spears Law Office, we are experienced in handling the many issues that injured workers face. We are experienced in handling all types of job injuries including: construction accident injuries, factory accidents, and all other jobsite injuries.
Whether you are seeking immediate medical treatment, compensation for lost wages, or long-term care compensation, we can pursue every avenue of recovery to help you recover the financial assistance you need. Contact us today for a free consultation.
An attorney who understands the needs of workers
Before law school and his career as an attorney, Jim Spears spent years working in factories and on construction sites while he was a student in high school and college and after graduating college. He understands the dangerous conditions faced by workers and understands the procedures and protocols taken by contractors. Jim also knows how to collect workers’ compensation benefits for clients and aggressively asserts the rights of injured workers against employers and their insurance carriers to obtain the full benefits you are entitled to.
Workers’ compensation
If you have been injured in South Carolina, you must provide oral notice of your injury within 90 days. However, you should give notice as soon as possible after a work accident to your supervisor or other employee representative. You should notify your employer and ask them to send you to a doctor for treatment. You can obtain Further information can be found at the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation website.
In North Carolina, you must provide written notice within 30 days of the injury. There is a specific form for injured employees to fill out in order to give notice of a work injury. More information can be found at the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation website.
If you have been out for more than a certain period of time, your employer may owe you temporary total benefits, with a compensation rate based on 2/3 of the average of your weekly wage for the year before the accident. We can help you file all of the necessary documents and documentation for workers’ compensation to ensure that you receive the benefits you deserve. Contact us today for a free consultation on your North Carolina or South Carolina workers’ compensation claim.
Third-party claims
While workers’ compensation benefits allow you to collect benefits from an employer if you are injured, you may also be entitled to additional compensation from negligent contractors, subcontractors, property owners, or other individuals or entities that may be responsible for your injuries.
Contact Jim Spears Law Office in Spartanburg, SC today for a free consultation with an experienced lawyer regarding your personal injury rights or workers’ compensation claims • Evening or weekend appointments available
