{"id":1987,"date":"2018-04-26T10:11:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T10:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/?p=1987"},"modified":"2019-03-07T18:23:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T23:23:48","slug":"fewer-employees-receive-workers-compensation-can-stopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/fewer-employees-receive-workers-compensation-can-stopped\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Fewer Employees Receive Workers Compensation and How It Can Be Stopped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3705 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compensation-lawyers-2-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"compensation-lawyers-2-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compensation-lawyers-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compensation-lawyers-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compensation-lawyers-2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compensation-lawyers-2-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compensation-lawyers-2-180x120.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compensation-lawyers-2.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;ve been injured on the job or suffer a work-related illness, you might be entitled to worker&#8217;s compensation benefits. Unfortunately,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/essential-tips-hiring-workers-comp-attorney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insurance companies<\/a>\u00a0and employers often don&#8217;t allow workers comp claims, even when you&#8217;re clearly in the right. This leaves vulnerable employees at the mercy of a complicated system of appeals.<\/p>\n<p>Compensation lawyers will give you a much higher chance of getting the benefits you deserve. They will talk with the worker&#8217;s comp insurer as your representative, get evidence to back up your claims, and negotiate a solid settlement.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyers working for your employers and the insurance companies are not working in your best interest. They won&#8217;t think twice about rejecting your claim under suspicious circumstances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/fewer-employees-receive-workers-compensation-can-stopped\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Why Fewer Employees Receive Workers Compensation and How It Can Be Stopped\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been injured on the job or suffer a work-related illness, you might be entitled to worker&#8217;s compensation benefits. Unfortunately,\u00a0insurance companies\u00a0and employers often don&#8217;t allow workers comp claims, even when you&#8217;re clearly in the right. This leaves vulnerable employees at the mercy of a complicated system of appeals. Compensation lawyers will give you a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3705,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Guide: Compensation Lawyers and Receiving Workers Comp<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fewer employees receive compensation during workers comp cases. But compensation lawyers can help. 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