Brooklyn Workers' Compensation Lawyer

Occupational Hazards and Diseases

Work related injures do not always directly result from a particular type of accident that occurs on the job. In addition, employees can be physically harmed over a long-term period of time in which they slowly accumulate health conditions and/or diseases as a result of poor working conditions. This is more commonly referred to as occupational disease, and it can be extremely debilitating if not fatal to workers.

A Brooklyn workers' compensation attorney can review the circumstances of your case to determine if the conditions of your work environment may have led to the disease for which you are now suffering. When workers are exposed to conditions that they would not otherwise have faced then they may be able to file a claim for workers' compensation. For example, miners who spend their days in the coal mines are much more susceptible do developing lung cancer as a result of coal dust inhalation. There are great chances that no disease would have been incurred had the work exposure not existed. Therefore, the illness is purely symptomatic of a hazardous work environment.

Occupational Disease Lawyer in Brooklyn, NY

Any illness or long-term disease that is the product of direct exposure to gaseous or toxic substances at work is a serious issue. At Katz, Leidman, Grossman, Wolfe & Freund the legal team has been in the business of defending personal injuries and workers' comp claims for 50 years. Particularly when it comes to matters of disease, insurance companies are stingy and unwilling to fully compensate those who have been injured or made ill. Without a competent and experienced lawyer by your side, your chances of receiving full coverage and sufficient compensation will significantly decrease. This could greatly affect your ability to cover the medical bills and rehabilitative expenses that will likely accompany your illness.

When attempting to overcome a work-site accident such as an injury to the knee or back you could need a great amount of time off work. The same goes for illnesses that may take weeks or months to recover, if recovery is possible. Therefore, you need to make sure that your rights are protected and your finances are attended to, and an injury and workers' compensation injury attorney from the firm can help you do just that.

Diseases that were acquired due to poor working conditions should not go unnoticed. Contact a Brooklyn workers' compensation lawyer for legal support.