How a Workers Compensation Lawyer Handles Occupational Disease Claims
Occupational disease claims sit in a difficult corner of workers' compensation law. They are often legitimate, sometimes serious, and frequently disputed. A worker who fractures a wrist on a factory floor can usually point to the exact minute the injury happened. A worker who develops lung disease after years of inhaling dust, or nerve damage from repetitive hand motions, rarely has that kind of clean timeline. The medical story unfolds gradually. The legal story becomes a