What do you need to know if you are injured on the job in Kentucky? How can an experienced Louisville workers’ compensation attorney like Ched Jennings help to protect your rights and answer your like “what should I do?”

Hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians are injured on the job in Kentucky each year. If you are hurt at work there are a few things you need to know right up front:

1. 1. Kentucky provides specific benefits for those who suffer a workplace injury, or develop a repetitive stress injury based on the work they do each day, or across a period of months or years.

1. 1. You have the right to choose your own doctor. The company may have their own physician they want you to see, but you need to pick your own doctor and we will help you to protect your rights as an injured worker in Kentucky.

1. 1. You are required to notify your employer that you have suffered a work-related injury

1. 1. In order to receive the medical care and benefits you do as an injured worker in Louisville or anywhere in Kentucky, you have to file a properly formatted and documented workers’ compensation claim in Frankfort within 2 years of learning of your injury.

1. 1. You are going to need an experienced Louisville workers’ comp lawyer to guide you through each step of the process, protect your rights, and ensure you receive the full benefits you are entitled to.

The First Few Steps in a Kentucky Workers Compensation Claim

What are the first few steps when filing a Kentucky workers compensation claim?  If you have been hurt at work, you will need to notify your employer as soon as possible after the accident, or as soon as you become aware that you have been injured on the job or have a repetitive stress injury like carpal tunnel syndrome that is job related.

The company you work for will often try to discourage you from filing a claim, and will often insist you have to see their doctor.  This simply isn’t true.  You have the right to choose your own doctor, and we can help to protect your rights at every step.

My name is Ched Jennings, and after more than 40 years of experience with workers’ compensation claims here in Kentucky, and as a former Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims, I know this system inside and out.  I also know, your employer, especially if you are a union worker, is going to try to do everything possible to convince you that you either don’t have a valid workers’ comp claim, or that you have to see the “company doctor.” 

You need an experienced, proven partner who can watch over your rights and protect your valid workers’ compensation claim.  We will answer all your questions, and work with you at each step of the process to make it easier for you to document, claim and qualify for the rights you have as an injured worker in Kentucky.

Many valid Kentucky workers compensation claims are initially denied, and the Jennings Law Offices can help to avoid the delays and additional steps required when a valid Kentucky workers’ compensation claim is rejected.  You will need to see your own doctor to thoroughly document your claim and the circumstances surrounding your workplace injury or job-related claim.

Free Consultation and Case Evaluation For Those Injured on the job in Kentucky

If you have been injured on the job in Kentucky, or suffered any type of carpal tunnel or repetitive stress injury as a result of your work, you have rights and a valid workers’ compensation claim.  What is the best way to make sure your claim is approved and you receive the full benefits you are entitled to under law?

Have you been injured on the job in Kentucky, or suffered a repetitive stress injury that is associated with the work you do each day?  You need an experienced Louisville workers’ compensation attorney from Jennings Law Offices to guide you through each step of your valid Kentucky workers’ compensation claim. 

My name is Ched Jennings, and I have worked to protect the rights and interests of Kentucky workers, union laborers, and those who have suffered an injury at work.

I invite you to call and speak with me at (502) 583-3882 for a free consultation and case evaluation.  We will help you to protect your rights and obtain the workers’ comp benefits you and your family deserve.  We will work with you through each step of the process to make sure your claim is properly documented and formatted, timely submitted and ultimately approved.  My personal mission in life is to protect the safety of Kentucky’s workers, and to make sure they are protected and provided for when they are injured on the job here in Louisville, and across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Have you been injured on the job in Kentucky and need an experienced KY workers comp lawyer? Check out the recommendations of former clients, as well as our helpful video library, and contact the Jennings Law Offices or call (502) 583-3882 for a free consultation and case evaluation today.