Making a Workers' Compensation Claim in North Carolina

Pursuing your workers compensation claim can be a frustrating, complicated and overwhelming task. The attorneys at Melrose, Seago & Lay, PA understand those realities and have helped many injured workers obtain fair and full compensation for their injuries sustained while at work. It takes experience and knowledge of the North Carolina Workers Compensation Laws and Rules to effectively negotiate for and demand appropriate medical care, weekly compensation benefits, and, when necessary, a settlement that adequately compensates you for loss of income and physical and mental impairments resulting from your injury. The attorneys at Melrose, Seago & Lay, PA are dedicated to using their experience and knowledge to advocate for and protect the interests of their clients and to ensure their clients receive every benefit to which they are entitled.

Benefits that may be recovered by an injured employee may include compensation for lost wages (temporary or permanent), medical treatment and care, including compensation for future medical needs, vocational training, partial or total permanent disabilities and death benefits to the heirs of a deceased worker resulting from a work related injury. In the event your injury at work was caused by a third party, the attorneys at Melrose, Seago & Lay, PA can represent you in the third party personal injury action against the person at fault for your injuries, as well as representing your interest in your workers compensation claim.

In North Carolina, the workers compensation system is administered by the North Carolina Industrial Commission http://www.comp.state.nc.us/ The workers’ compensation system is designed to minimize the devastating effects of workplace injuries or illnesses for both workers and employers and to provide for a more time-expedient resolution to immediate needs of injured employees, such as pay and immediate medical care and treatment. However, it is often difficult to obtain the benefits to which the injured employee is entitled from the employer’s insurance company. The employer has the advantage by having immediate representation by an experienced insurance adjuster and attorney working for them. Injured workers need the advantage of having an experienced attorney working to protect his or her interests.

Melrose, Seago & Lay, PA works on a contingency basis, which means that you don’t pay them unless you receive workers compensation benefits as a result of their efforts as your attorney. Further, you may have a free initial consultation with an attorney to discuss your workers compensation. At that time they will determine if Melrose, Seago & Lay, PA is able to represent you in your claim. Visit our Workman's Compensation additional information page for more information.

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Have you been injured in North Carolina while wor king? Contact our team of reliable and aggressive lawyers to represent you. Contact the personal injury law firm of Melrose, Seago & Lay. We will work to help you obtain just compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other unexpected expenses you may have incurred during this difficult time. Our offices in Sylva and Waynesville North Carolina cover Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Wrongful Death, Workers' Compensation, Medical Malpractice and Real Estate Law throughout western North Carolina including Franklin, Murphy, Bryson City, Asheville, Cullowhee, Cashiers, Highlands, Hayesville and Hendersonville.