South New Jersey Workers' Compensation Lawyers

When you are injured on the job, the last thing you want to be concerned with is paperwork. It can be hard to figure out the best course of action to get the benefits you are entitled to. It helps to have someone knowledgeable on your side to help you.

At the law firm of Doner & Castro, our skilled attorneys have nearly 50 years of combined experience dealing with workers' compensation. We believe it is important to have an attorney from the beginning of the process until you get the payments you deserve. Contact us today and let us help you get your workers' comp benefits paid to you in full.

We Know Workers' Compensation Law

If you have been injured, you may not know the correct way to start a workers' comp claim. Our offices are directly linked to the Workers' Compensation Division of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in Trenton, so we can electronically submit your claim. At Doner & Castro, our attorneys are very familiar with local medical providers, as well as the workers' comp insurance companies and their in-house counsel.

It is the employer's responsibility to file notice of any accident with their insurance company. However, if they do not file, it is the employee's job to make sure a claim is timely filed. This is an example of why it is so important to consult a lawyer early in the process to ensure that deadlines are met and your claim is moving forward.

Workers' Compensation Benefits and Denied Claims

Workers' comp claims can be sought to recover:

• Medical treatment
• Bodily injury
• Loss of wages

If your claim is initially denied, it is called a "disputed claim." At this point, the burden of proof rests on you, the employee, to prove you are entitled to the workers' compensation benefits you are seeking.

In order to obtain benefits if your claim is disputed, you will be required to prove the nature and extent of the injury and that there is some permanent residual impairment. An attorney from Doner & Castro can gather the appropriate evidence from your medical provider to prove your claim — and we can represent you in all court hearings that may be necessary.

If you are facing a disputed claim, it makes it difficult for you to get medical treatment unless you're willing to pay for it out-of-pocket. If you are represented by an attorney, however, many medical providers feel comfortable that they will eventually be paid for services through the workers' comp system.

Seasoned Workers' Compensation Advocates

Just like you trust a mechanic with your car instead of trying to fix it yourself, you should trust our firm with your workers' compensation claim. We are highly skilled advocates with a great deal of experience helping injured workers get the benefits they are entitled to by law. We do not charge any fees until your claim has been settled successfully. Contact us today and let us fight for you.