Howard County Workers’ Compensation Lawyers

Pursuing Full Recovery on Behalf of Clients in Columbia & Northern Maryland

When an injury happens in your workplace or while you are on the job, you are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits. The Maryland workers' compensation attorneys at Shapiro Zwanetz & Lake bring over a decade of combined legal experience representing injured workers. It is the aim of all our staff to work carefully and quickly to ensure the maximum benefit for our workers compensation clients as fast and stress free as possible. We understand that medical and household expenses can stack quickly when time is missed from work due to an injury.

Call (410) 927-5137 now and schedule your free initial consultation with a Howard County personal injury lawyer​​​. We collect no fee unless we obtain recovery for your damages.

Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Maryland

One of Shapiro Zwanetz & Lake’ main functions in handling Maryland workers’ compensations cases is to work in tandem with their employers’ insurance companies to make sure the client receives adequate compensation. We will not simply accept the first offer as a settlement.

Some of the workers compensation benefits you may be entitled to after a work-related accident or injury include:

• Lost wages
• Authorization for proper medical treatment
• Medical expenses
• Rehabilitation benefits
• Disability compensation for permanent injuries
• Future medical expenses

Our team handles a full array of Maryland personal injury matters. Thus, we will thoroughly investigate each personal injury case for any additional claims that can be filed. For example, if another person’s negligence, a car accident, or a defective product caused a workplace injury, he or she may also be entitled to additional, third-party, insurance benefits.

Eligibility for Workers’ Compensation in Maryland

To obtain workers’ compensation benefits in Maryland, you must sustain an injury or illness in a workplace accident that arose “out of and in the course of employment.” This means that the injury or illness occurred when the employee is at the work site or another location to perform certain job duties.

On the other hand, if you suffer an injury during your morning or evening commute, on your lunch break, or on a voluntary company outing, you may not be eligible for workers’ comp benefits.