Being injured on the job is terrible, but the treatment after injury may be worse because most employers do not want to put a severe injury in the records. Insurance carriers are designed to pay the least amount possible for your claim. Cases of wrongful termination have happened following an on-the-job injury. The Law Offices of Donald J. Kaufman strives to help workers get the full compensation and benefits they are entitled to by law. Donald J. Kaufman is here to help with any occupational injuries and diseases that have occurred.

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If you have been injured at work in Colorado, you have four business days to notify your employer. If your employer has assigned a Doctor for work injuries, you will have to see if the compensation will pay your bills. If you encounter any issues with the doctor, our firm can help you change doctors. Your employer has ten days to notify the insurance company of your injury. If your claim is rejected, you have 45 days to file for a denial hearing. Donald J. Kaufman can represent you at any stage of the process.

Injured workers in Grand Junction are entitled to receive a portion of their wages and payments of their medical expenses. This applies while not being able to return to work. Temporary disability benefits differ by total temporary disability and temporary partial disability. Workers’ compensation also pays in different sums for three types of permanent disabilities. If you are awarded permanent disability payments, Donald J. Kaufman can help you receive a one-time payment instead of weekly payments. Any survivor of those killed at work is entitled to receive a funeral expense of $7,000 plus a death benefit.

Donald J. Kaufman will analyze your case to determine if a third-party claim can be filed against another party other than your employer. Under the Colorado Worker’s Compensation Act, employees cannot sue their employers. However, you can get compensation from another person, such as the truck driver who hit you while driving as part of your job. This is called a “double dip.” This means you will pursue your workers’ compensation claim and the case of personal injury against the negligent driver as well.

Donald J. Kaufman is dedicated to seeing that your workers’ compensation works for you.

We take the following factors into account:

– Mileage for trips you have made to a doctor.

– Doctor focusing on employers’ interests rather than yours.

– The ability to see your doctor.

– An adjuster is not answering your calls.

– Denied treatment.

– Needed an MRI but did not get one.

– Have gotten the run-around.

– Employer offered a “return-to-work” offer even if you cannot.