Workers' Compensation

Scott, Kinney, Fjelstad & Mack, Attorneys at Law

Representing Injured and Disabled Workers and Individuals

The Industrial Insurance Act of Washington is a complex statute that provides benefit for workers who suffer an injury or develop an occupational disease or impairment in the course of employment. We have handled thousands of L&I claims, both state fund and self-insured employer cases, for workers all over the state and country, with just about every injury imaginable. Other lawyers either handle just a few cases per year, or sign up a lot of clients and leave them in the care of their paralegals. With Scott, Kinney, Fjelstad & Mack, Attorneys at Law, you will have the benefit of the training, experience and dedication of an attorney from your first visit to the conclusion of your case. You will meet, talk and plan with us, we will get to know you, and we will strive to maximize your benefits and reduce your frustration at every step of the process. We are unique in this regard.

In the vast majority of claims, the act provides the sole remedies and governs the procedures to adjudicate a work place injury.

Typical benefits available under a worker’s compensation claim include:

• medical coverage, including surgery, therapy, medicine, and rehabilitation services
• replacement of lost wages, in the form of time loss or loss of earning power compensation
• vocational rehabilitation services
• an award for permanent partial impairment if the worker regains the ability to work for a living, or a pension if the worker is unable to return to work

Many workers' compensation claims go smoothly, and if your claim is on track we will give you some basic information so you can continue to handle it on your own. But many times, there are difficult issues that demand our help, such as cases involving multiple or serious industrial injuries, preexisting conditions, or disputes about claim validity or causation of your work injury or occupation disease or medical condition, or a disagreement about your ability to return to work. Most of our clients come to us when they have been denied benefits, by way of a claim denial, the segregation of a medical condition, the termination of time loss or the premature or unjust closure of a claim.

Contact Scott, Kinney, Fjelstad & Mack, Attorneys at Law to talk to an experienced Seattle workers' compensation attorney who can help you protect your rights and maximize your compensation. We handle cases all across the state and for workers who relocate out of state after their injury.