How a Workplace Injury Affects Your Future

When you’re injured at work, the consequences are considerably more far-reaching than the workplace itself. An injury affects your income, your long-term financial stability, and even your peace of mind. Even with medical insurance, a workplace injury can take a sizable toll on your finances. Workers’ compensation is designed to assist you with not only the difficult process of financial recovery, but the complexity of the system can be bewildering without solid legal advice. We’re here to help you navigate the process as painlessly as possible.

A workplace injury creates two kinds of financial strain. Not only is your income reduced, sometimes dramatically, but you must also cope with mounting medical bills. Even for the most resilient people, the stress can become severe enough to slow recovery. You and your loved ones may experience anxiety and depression due to the injury itself and to the financial burden it places on you.

Should that financial strain grow too great, you may face foreclosure and repossession of your vehicle, further limiting your capacity to work even once you recover physically. For many injured workers, coming out of this devastating downward spiral of financial pressure can become overwhelming.