There are many things that people don’t know about work compensation. Subjects like work compensation for work place injuries don’t get talked about enough and knowledge and awareness is limited unless you happen to know of someone close to you who has been through such an experience.
The journey is a painful one in many ways. Often the physical pain is accompanied by emotional turmoil and a person’s injuries may have a ripple effect on the entire family. Not being able to carry out everyday tasks like working, cooking dinner, shopping or looking after children may become a challenging or difficult task and some injured workers are unable to carry out such tasks. This inability to continue life as normal can often send injured workers into a downward spiral affecting them psychologically. Debilitating injuries can also have a negative impact on relationships.
Grieving a life you once had is only just the beginning. Dealing with being on work compensation can also be a difficult experience particularly when your pay is reduced to half and when you are cut off completely. Often an injured worker is offered a lump sum payment for a permanent injury and because of the financial struggle they are inclined to take it. When a lump sum payment is accepted it may mean the end to any further rights to claim. The amount offered my not consider any future economic losses and might be a lot less than that to which you are legally entitled to.
It is wise to NEVER accept a lump sum payment until you have spoken to a Work compensation helpline or an independent lawyer. If you are entitled to much more in work compensation then you can find out there and then by getting a second opinion. A lump sum offered by a work compensation insurer might sound good but there is a good chance it will not be everything to which you are entitled to.
Get the right information and find out your rights and entitlements to work injury compensation by seeking the knowledge that may put you in a much better position. The purpose of injury compensation is to put a person back in the same financial position that they were in prior to the accident. Compensation is a persona legal right. The severity of an injury and where an injury took place will impact a person’s work compensation payout.
