Maintaining Financial Stability after a Neck Injury at Work
You could hurt your neck on the job because of a sudden trauma, like a fall or vehicle accident, or because of wear and tear from repetitive movements over time.
Some people may be lucky enough to heal following short-term treatment. But many neck injuries cause chronic, long-term pain that can spread to your shoulders, hands, legs, or other parts of your body.
If a neck injury from work is affecting your life, workers’ compensation benefits are designed to offset your medical bills, lost wages, and costs of permanent impairments caused by your workplace injury.
However, obtaining benefits is challenging because the workers’ compensation system is designed to make it so. You’re not sure what you’re entitled to, and workers’ comp insurance companies will take advantage of that to offer you less.
An experienced Louisiana workers’ comp attorney will make the process much easier for you. They’ll look out for your best interests and help you get benefits that can put you on stable financial ground, letting you concentrate on what’s most important: your health.
In Metairie, New Orleans, Hammond, the Northshore, Baton Rouge, Houma, Lafayette, Alexandria, Shreveport, Monroe—anywhere in Louisiana—after you’re hurt at work, talk to the lawyers at Workers’ Compensation, LLC.
Our workers’ comp lawyers have over 130 years of combined experience. We have helped over 10,000 people.
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How to Qualify for Workers’ Comp for a Neck Injury on the Job
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rate of workplace injuries in private industry was 2.8 per 100 full-time equivalent workers as of 2019.
Of these cases, more than 28,000 were neck injuries. The occupations with the highest rates of injury were nursing assistants, operators of heavy trucks and trailers, laborers, and freight, stock, and material movers.
To qualify for workers’ comp benefits in Louisiana with a neck injury, you must be:
- An employee.
- And your injury happened during the course of performing your work duties.
If you’ve been injured on the job, talk to our workers’ comp law firm to discuss what you need to do to receive benefits—the maximum benefits available to you—as soon as possible.
Our firm was founded to stand up for workers like you.
Types of Neck Injuries on the Job that Qualify for Workers’ Comp in Louisiana
In addition to pain, work-related neck injuries can cause numbness, loss of motion, balance problems, and more. It can change your life, no doubt.
You can hurt your neck in many ways, all of them qualifying for workers’ comp if they happened at work, including:
- Broken bone (in the neck, called a cervical spine fracture)
- Herniated discs in the spine
- Pinched nerves
- Repetitive stress injuries
- Sprains
- Strains
- Stiffness
- Whiplash
After a neck injury on the job, in addition to having your medical treatment covered, workers’ comp provides different forms of partial paycheck replacement:
- Temporary Total Disability (TTD): Weekly checks for two-thirds of your average pay, up to a limit set by the State of Louisiana, during a period when you can’t work.
- Permanent Total Disability (PTD): Longer-lasting payments because of a permanent impairment, such as loss of the use of a body part.
- Permanent Partial Disability (PPD): Compensation for when you can work again, but you’ll always live with the effects of your injury.
The center of any workers’ comp claim is proving that your injury happened at work. That can be tricky with a neck injury, especially if it’s the kind of injury that gradually builds up over time.
Your workers’ compensation lawyer, however, will know what to do—what evidence to gather and how to present your information so your claim gets approved.
When an injury to your neck disrupts your life, it’s worth fighting to protect your financial future.