When you give your best at work, you expect the safety net of your employer’s workers’ compensation to be there for you should you suffer an injury that temporarily or permanently leaves you unable to work. Sadly, workers’ compensation isn’t automatic. Instead, these for-profit insurance companies sometimes dispute, delay, or deny claims, leaving an injured employee facing financial hardship and a mountain of medical bills.
Before filing a workers’ compensation claim or after a wrongful denial of your valid claim, contact the Laredo work injury attorneys at Wawi Tijerina Law for legal counsel and the best possible outcome in your case. Call or text our personal injury attorney at (956) 489-1300 to schedule your free consultation.
Why Choose Wawi Tijerina Law to Represent Your Work Injury Claim in Laredo?
Founding attorney, Wawi Tijerina, has been a long-time public servant to underserved communities in Laredo and the surrounding area. As a native Laredo resident, she has deep compassion for injury victims. Our legal team provides the following advantages for injured workers:
- A free consultation and we charge no fees until after we recover your compensation
- We have fluent Spanish speakers and welcome our Spanish-speaking clients
- We have 20 years of history navigating injury claims in Laredo, adding a strong voice to your claim
- Through open communication and direct availability, we get to know every client so obtaining the maximum compensation becomes our goal
When you suffer an on-the-job injury in Laredo, you have a right to expect the compensation and medical care promised to you by your employer’s contract with the insurer. At the Law Office of Wawi Tijerina, we know how to achieve results.
Common Causes of Work Injuries in Texas
Injuries can occur even in the safest office spaces or hospital corridors, but some Texas industries such as construction companies, oil refineries, and industrial plants have significant hazards as part of the daily work environment. Common causes of workplace injuries in Laredo include:
- Slip-and-fall accidents
- Falls from heights
- Sharp equipment injuries
- Struck-by injuries
- Truck accidents
- Caught-between injuries
- Electrocutions
- Burns
- Explosions
- Chemical exposures
Workplace injuries in Laredo and throughout Texas are also commonly caused by repetitive motion, strains, or work-related illnesses from toxic exposures.
What Can I Get From a Successful Work Injury Claim?
Texas workers’ compensation provides medical care for injury victims or compensation for their medical bills as long as the employee chooses a doctor or facility from their employer’s list of providers. A successful workers’ compensation claim also recovers 70% of lost income during recovery. It provides long-term partial or temporary disability payments or a lump sum settlement as well as funeral expenses and compensation to family members of a worker killed on the job.
In some cases, a Laredo work injury lawyer may advise an injury victim to file a lawsuit against a third party such as a driver in a work-related car accident or subcontractor or property owner in a construction accident. With a successful third-party claim, a workplace injury victim can also recover compensation for pain and suffering.
Call the Laredo Work Injury Attorneys at Wawi Tijerina Law
No one should have to suffer the frustration and financial struggles of a denied work injury claim, especially when the denial is due to a simple paperwork error, time limit violation, or an oversight. Call or text our work injury lawyers in Laredo, Texas at (956) 489-1300 for skilled representation that gets results in Laredo workplace injury claims.