Work Injuries / Workers' Compensation

Most people do not have the foggiest idea of what their legal rights are when they are hurt on the job and are unable to work.  Over the past 15 years our attorneys have represented Nurses, Nurse's Assistants, Carpenters, Truck Drivers, Auto Mechanics, Auto Glass Installers, Dog Groomers, Retail Salespeople, Maintenance People, Waste Water Treatment Operators, Secretaries, Delivery people and people of many other professions who have been injured on the job. 

Some of the questions that injured workers often ask our attorneys include:

• Will I still get paid? 


• How will my medical bills get paid?


• Does filing a workers compensation claim mean that I am suing my employer? 


• Can I be fired while I am unable to work? 


• Can I lose my health insurance while I am unable to work?


• Can I collect unemployment while I am unable to work? 


• Can I collect Workers Compensation benefits if my doctor says that I am only partially disabled?


• How much will it cost to hire an attorney to protect my rights?


• If my injury was caused by some other person's negligence can I filed a lawsuit against the person for pain and suffering?


• Can I get compensated for scarring or some other deformity that resulted from my work injury?

If you or a loved one has been injured while working on the job, then please call our office without delay.  We will gladly answer all the questions you have regarding your workers compensation claim. We offer a free initial consultation and there is never any fee unless we are successful.  Attorney Hughes has been handling personal injury and workers' compensation cases for more than 15 years!  During that time he has proudly served people from communities all over Eastern Massachusetts including, but not limited to, Reading, Stoneham, Woburn, Billerica, Malden, Medford, Lynn, Tewksbury, Somerville, Chelsea, Boston, Everett, Watertown, Cambridge, Peabody, Revere, Salem, Lawrence, Lowell, Haverhill, Arlington, Burlington, Saugus, Wilmington, Danvers, Waltham, North Reading, Dracut, Winthrop, Melrose, Middleton, and Andover.  Put our knowledge and experience to work for you! The law limits the time that you have to act so please don't delay and call us now!