Getting the Wisconsin Workers' Compensation Benefits You Are Owed

Work with Wisconsin's Oldest Workers' Compensation Law Firm

If you've suffered a physical injury while on-the-job, or developed a mental condition or occupational disease due to working conditions, you have a claim for Wisconsin workers' compensation. But making a claim does not always mean that you will receive the full extent of benefits to which you are entitled.

At the law offices of Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman, S.C. (PGU), our team of skilled workers' comp lawyers help injured workers bring successful workers’ compensation claims and appeals. As Wisconsin's oldest workers' compensation law firm, we've handled every kind of workers' compensation case. We can help you.

Contact our Milwaukee office, or any of our satellite locations to schedule a free initial consultation. See how we can help you get the maximum workers' compensation benefits you are allowed for your injury or illness.

Types of Workers' Comp Benefits

Workers' compensation is not like a personal injury case. If a third-party contributed to your injuries at work, it is to your advantage to talk to a personal injury attorney at PGU about a possible personal injury claim.

Workers’ compensation benefits are based on a formula, which allows a certain amount of money for a type of injury, degree of disability, and duration of disability. For an example of a workers' compensation formula, see How Are Workers Compensation Benefits Calculated? and Spine Injury Recovery Percentages.

The benefits to which you may be entitled in a workers' compensation case are these:

• Medical treatment (doctors, chiropractors, hospitals, medicine and medical procedures, artificial limbs, hearing aids and visual aids, dental work)
• Physical and rehabilitative therapy, if prescribed by a health care provider
• Travel expenses for medical treatment
• Temporary disability payments if you are unable to work for more than 3 days
• Permanent disability payments if your injury or disfigurement is permanent. If your disability is "total" and you will not be able to work again, your payments may be lifelong and you will likely to eligible for Social Security Disability benefits. Learn more about SSD.

Workers' compensation is complex. Contact our office if you have questions. At PGU, we're dedicated to helping working people recover after on-the-job injuries.

Workers' Compensation Group: Thomas J. Flanagan, Lisa A. Bangert, Jason R. Oldenberg, Jeanne Welcenbach, David J. McCormick