QUESTION
do I need legal representation?
Asked on May 26th, 2020 on Workers Compensation - South Carolina
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On 12/17/19 slipped in water on floor by residents wheel chair, landed on my left shoulder then face down on floor and required help of several staff members to get in wheel chair, severe pain in my left shoulder, pain in my right knee. Went to the urgent care center per job, x-rays of left arm and right knee, no broken bones, no work until seen by Occupation Therapy doctor for ? rotator cuff tear, prescribed Motrin for pain and arm sling. informed job with copies of all paper work I received. Delays in care, assigned wrong workmen comp insurance, once fixed given an insurance case manager and nurse case manager. 12/20/19 Occupational Medicine clinic requested MRI and returned to work with restrictions. MRI done , results to Nurse case manager, Ortho. Surgery 2/25/20. PT 2/28/20, constant pain, Rt work light duty 6/1/20, problems with job intimidation.
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It is completely up to you whether to get an attorney to help you. Generally, however, if you have surgery, you're at least looking at the possibillty of having permanent restrictions from your injury. These restrictions might or might not be compatible with the physical demands of your job or other jobs that exist that you could otherwise do, if it were not for your injury. The frustrations you are having with the system are common, although they are certainly things an attorney can help with, at least so far in understanding the different roles of folks (like the nurse case manager or the insurance adjuster). If you are having job intimidation, I would recommend at least speaking with a lawyer who is experienced in workers' compensation cases, since the biggest asset in a workers' compensation claim is the ability to keep a good-paying job with benefits and to stay at work, which might or might not be possible because of medical and other reasons.
Answered on Jun 01st, 2020 at 10:12 AM