Abigail Williams & Associates

340 Main Street, Suite 330, Worcester, MA 01608

                                                                      Worker's Compensation

If you are injured on the job (or suffer a psychological injury or an occupational disease such as carpal tunnel syndrome, asbestosis, etc.), it is important for you to seek immediate medical assistance. Depending on the nature of your injury, you may need Emergent care or you may need to see your own family doctor. You have the right to select a physician of your own choice. It is important to inform this health care provider that the injury is related to an accident or incident at work. It is also important that you report your injury to your supervisor at work.

If your employer denies that the injury occurred at work, denies your medical treatment for this injury, or the insurer fails to start worker's compensation benefits, it would be important to seek legal advice. You can be sure that the insurance carriers and your employer will have attorneys working for their interests. Discussing your injury and your rights with an attorney will not cost you anything at Abigail Williams & Associates.

Under Massachusetts law, an employee must be incapacitated from earning full wages for a period of five or more calendar days to be able to receive any compensation. If you are out of work for at least five but less than twenty one days, compensation is paid from the sixth day of incapacity. Massachusetts law sets forth that total disability benefits paid to an injured employee shall equal sixty percent (60%) of his average weekly wage. If you are only able to work part-time due to your work related injury, you may be entitled to partial disability benefits. All disability benefits paid to an employee are tax free.