Stroud & Harper, P.C. Laywers

Workers Compensation

Typically, employers with more than 5 employees are required under Mississippi law to secure and provide workers' compensation insurance to cover injuries sustained by the employee so long as the injury was sustained by the employee during the course and scope of his or her employment.  Workers compensation laws also provide for the payment of compensation for an employee that becomes ill, temporarily or permanently disabled, or fatally injured due to circumstances surrounding his or her job.  Although workers’ compensation laws vary from state to state, covered medical care generally includes: medical, surgical and hospital services, dental services, crutches, hearing aids, chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, nursing care and prescribed medications.

Additional monetary compensation may be provided if an injured employee is temporarily unable to work for more than a certain number of calendar days set by state law, hospitalized as an in-patient, or becomes permanently disabled due to a job-related injury or illness. The right to receive medical treatment at the employer's expense typically continues as long as treatment is reasonable and necessary to treat the injury.

• Motor Vehicle (Auto/Truck/Watercraft) Accidents
• Slip and Fall / Premises Liability
• Workers Compensation