Your Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Questions Answered: What is Workers’ Compensation in Mississippi and How Do I Get Help Getting It?

Imagine this scenario: you are a worker in Mississippi and you just got a new job. You are only a few weeks into the job, and you get terribly injured at work. Your doctor tells you that there is no way that you can return to the job. Are you out of luck, or is there something you can do while you are out of work, and out of a paycheck? The answer is that for most Mississippi workers, there is something that you can do: apply for Mississippi workers’ compensation benefits. But what is Mississippi workers’ compensation? And where can injured workers who cannot return to work and who are out of a job turn for legal help getting important workers’ compensation due to them? We answer those questions here.

The Mississippi Workers’ Compensation System

The Mississippi workers’ compensation system is an important no-fault system that helps workers stay afloat financially after suffering a disabling workplace injury. According to the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, Mississippi workers’ compensation is “…essentially a no-fault insurance plan mandated by State law, supervised by the Workers’ Compensation Commission and paid for entirely by employers. The Workers’ Compensation Law was enacted by the Legislature in 1948 to guarantee the payment of certain medical and wage loss benefits to persons injured on their job. As part of this Law, the Workers’ Compensation Commission, with its office in Jackson, MS, was established to supervise and monitor claims which arise under the Law. An employer covered by the Law is required to secure the payment of workers’ compensation benefits to its employees by purchasing workers’ compensation insurance from an insurance company or by obtaining approval from the Commission to self-insure.” As made clear by the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, Mississippi workers’ compensation is paid for by employers, and covers most injured Mississippi employees. The Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission handles the workers’ compensation claims process and the appeals process, and is the body that oversees the entire workers’ compensation process in Mississippi.

Getting Legal Help with Your Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Case

It is also important for injured Mississippi workers and their families to know that they do not have to go through the challenging workers’ compensation process after a serious workplace injury alone. Injured workers in Mississippi who are interested in obtaining workers’ compensation benefits have the right to be represented by an experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyer in their case. An experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyer can help you navigate the challenging workers’ compensation system so that you get workers’ compensation benefits due to you.

The experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyers at the law firm Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC are here to help Mississippi workers with their complex workers’ compensation cases. Contact Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC today and speak with an experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyer about your rights and options now.

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mwcc.ms.gov/pdf/WCFacts2013.pdf