Detroit Workers’ Compensation Attorneys
You’ve worked hard all your life. You’re proud of your work. One day, you go to work expecting everything to be normal. Then out of nowhere, there’s an accident.
You’re hurt.
Suddenly your work, your income and your future are thrown into uncertainty.
But your mortgage and your bills don’t stop.
Workers’ compensation benefits are there to protect you in this situation. By providing checks for lost wages and coverage for medical treatment, workers’ comp can help you recover.
It can help you hold on to the lifestyle you’ve known.
So what should you do if your employer’s workers’ comp insurance company turns you down? Or they try to give you less than you deserve? Or they give you benefits for a while and then cut you off?
Contact an experienced lawyer like the ones at Levine Benjamin Law Firm.
We’ll gather and submit the evidence you need to protect your rights, get your checks and maximize all your workers’ comp benefits.
Levine Benjamin has been helping people with health problems and financial worries in Detroit, Flint, Lansing, Grand Rapids and all across Michigan since 1964.
From applying to appealing, we help you every step of the way.
What would you like to do?
How Does a Lawyer Help?
Starting Your Claim
Starting Your Claim
Your employer should open your claim as soon as you report your injury. A lawyer makes sure everything is properly filed.
Learn More >Getting Medical Care
Getting Medical Care
A lawyer who knows the workers’ comp system can make sure you’re seeing the right medical specialists.
Learn More >Getting Weekly Checks
Getting Weekly Checks
Workers’ comp will sometimes shortchange you on lost wages. A lawyer can make sure you get the right amount.
Learn More >Fighting a Denial
Fighting a Denial
If you’ve been denied workers’ comp benefits, you can appeal. A lawyer fights for your benefits.
Learn More >Starting Your Claim
Starting Your Claim
Your employer should open your claim as soon as you report your injury. A lawyer makes sure everything is properly filed.
Learn More >Getting Medical Care
Getting Medical Care
A lawyer who knows the workers’ comp system can make sure you’re seeing the right medical specialists.
Learn More >Getting Weekly Checks
Getting Weekly Checks
Workers’ comp will sometimes shortchange you on lost wages. A lawyer can make sure you get the right amount.
Learn More >Fighting a Denial
Fighting a Denial
If you’ve been denied workers’ comp benefits, you can appeal. A lawyer fights for your benefits.
Learn More >
If your illness or injury was caused by your job, Levine Benjamin lawyers can make sure you get every type of workers’ comp available.
What Kind of Benefits Can I Get?
When you’re hurt on the job—or you developed a job-related illness over time—workers’ compensation is designed to help you recover and continue supporting yourself financially.
You’re entitled to two major kinds of benefits:
- Lost Wages: If you can’t work after your injury, you should receive benefit checks covering a percentage of the income you’re missing. The amount varies with your marital status and number of children. If you can still work, but you can’t earn as much, you should get compensation for your loss of earning power.
- Medical Care: Workers’ comp should pay for the medical care you need as a result of your workplace injury or illness. That includes doctor visits, hospitalization, surgeries, prescriptions and more. You should keep getting health care coverage until your injury has stabilized or reached a point where no further recovery is expected.
You can also receive vocational rehabilitation under worker’s comp, giving you access to job counselors who can help you return to work, find new work, or arrange training opportunities.
But be careful—the insurance company might just use vocational rehabilitation as a tool to get you off benefits before you’re ready.
The experienced attorneys at Levine Benjamin can make sure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to under the workers’ comp system.
Workers’ comp attorneys at Levine Benjamin can help you determine the amount you should receive.
How Much Can I Get?
Your weekly checks for lost wages can total between 60% and 75% of your pay, depending on your marital status and dependent children.
If you can work but your earning power is reduced, a complicated formula determines how much you get in wage loss payments.
If you receive other government benefits, such as Social Security Disability, that also affects the amount of your lost wages.
2023 Wage Loss Benefits Calculator
Always report your workplace injury immediately, then call the workers’ comp attorneys at Levine Benjamin.
What Should I Do When I’m Hurt at Work?
When your job has caused any kind of health problem, you should report your injury or illness to your employer immediately. The Michigan workers’ comp system has deadlines you don’t want to miss.
Then contact Levine Benjamin to make sure your employer and their workers’ comp insurer do what’s right and approve, or resume, your benefits.
We don’t charge any attorney fee until you win.
You can begin with a FREE evaluation of your claim.