If you have been injured in a Texas workplace accident, you may be entitled to income benefits through workers’ compensation. Income benefits are paid directly to the injured worker by the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier.
There are four different types income benefits under the workers’ compensation scheme:
1. Temporary Income Benefits
2. Impairment Income Benefits
3. Supplement Income Benefits
4. Lifetime Income Benefits
The amount of compensation the injured worker receives depends on the worker’s wage prior to the injury, the length of time the worker missed work or has worked for less pay and the seriousness of the injury.
Complex formulas are used to determine the amount of income benefit payments the worker will receive. Another complicated issue is your “impairment rating,” which is a percentage assigned to describe the extent to which your injury has caused a disabling condition.
A Texas personal injury lawyer can explain the workers’ compensation process to you and answer any questions you may have. By hiring a Texas workplace accident attorney to represent you in making a workers’ compensation claim, you will ensure that you receive the maximum compensation to which you are entitled.
The Texas personal injury lawyers of Fears | Nachawati help injured workers in bringing workers' compensation claims. To receive free legal advice from a Texas workplace accident lawyer, email us or phone us toll free at 1.866.322.6898.
