UPS Workers Compensation Lawyer for Work Injury Claims in Virginia

 

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest package delivery company in the world. With more than 400,000 employees, UPS, also referred to as “Brown” because of its trademark brown delivery trucks and uniforms, is everywhere.

 

If you’re looking for a UPS workers compensation attorney in Virginia with experience helping injured UPS employees, look no further than work injury lawyer Corey Pollard. Our firm is here to help you through this difficult time – from giving notice of your workplace accident through a letter to the employer to resolving the claim with a top-dollar Virginia workers compensation settlement.

 

Not sure if you’re ready to hire a workers compensation attorney, but want to learn more about UPS workers compensation claims? Then this article is for you. Keep reading to find out what to do if you’re hurt in a UPS work accident.

 

UPS Workers Compensation Can Help Injured Employees

 

In Virginia all employers of a certain size must carry workers compensation insurance for their employees. This insurance coverage is available to employees who sustain an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment that either causes a new injury or aggravates a pre-existing condition. Yes – you can receive Virginia workers compensation benefits for the aggravation, acceleration, or exacerbation of a preexisting condition. This is good news for UPS employees with physically demanding jobs who may have been hurt in the past.

 

Virginia workers compensation also covers occupational illnesses, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and hearing loss. UPS employees who use their arms and hands to move and deliver packages, or who are exposed to loud noises in the plane or warehouse, may receive benefits for their work-related disease.

 

If you prove that your injury or illness is covered under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act, then you may receive the following benefits:

 

  • Payment of medical expenses for treatment for your UPS work injury. This includes mileage to and from appointments, surgeries, prescription medication, and many other treatment modules. Contact us now if your workers compensation medical bills are being sent to collections.

 

 

  • If you suffer the loss of or loss of use of a body part, or if a burn injury or surgical scar leaves you disfigured after a UPS accident, then you may qualify for permanent partial disability benefits under the Workers Compensation Act.

 

  • Vocational rehabilitation if you’re unable to return to your UPS job because of your work accident or occupational illness. Vocational rehabilitation may include payment of school-related expenses if you enroll in classes to switch careers.

 

Though the workers compensation system is supposed to be efficient and less litigious than civil courts, it is often not. Don’t be surprised if UPS or Liberty Mutual, which manages UPS’s workers compensation claims in Virginia, refuses to accept your claim right away. That’s why you should contact an experienced UPS workers comp lawyer like Corey Pollard right away. With Mr. Pollard’s help conducting discovery in your workers’ comp claim, developing the medical evidence, and presenting your case at a workers comp hearing, you have a better chance of getting the workers comp benefits you need after your UPS work accident.

 

Common UPS Workers Compensation Claims

 

UPS has several subsidiaries, including: The UPS Store; UPS Supply Chain Solutions; UPS Capital; UPS Airlines; UPS Express Critical; UPS Freight; UPS Logistics; UPS Mail Innovations; UPS Professional Solutions; and, UPS I-parcel. This is a long way of saying that UPS has many types of employees with different occupations and job responsibilities.

 

If you are a package handler or delivery driver, then you probably do a lot of heavy lifting, walking, and climbing. This can lead to injuries such as:

 

  • Herniated disks
  • Cervical strains and sprains
  • Lumbar strains and sprains
  • Shoulder injuries, including rotator cuff tears
  • Knee injuries, including ligament tears

 

Those of you who are UPS truck drivers face additional workplace dangers. You may be involved in a motor vehicle accident while completing your route. Common UPS tractor-trailer truck driver accident injuries include:

 

  • Amputation injuries and crushed bones
  • Broken bones and fractures
  • Burns
  • Concussions and traumatic brain injuries, which can lead to depression, anxiety, and memory loss
  • Deep cuts requiring stitches
  • Neck injuries and whiplash
  • Spinal cord injuries

 

No matter your job at UPS or your job responsibilities, you may be entitled to workers compensation benefits as an employee of UPS. These benefits can pay for medical expenses and lost income.

 

You may also be entitled to additional damages, including pain and suffering, through a third-party personal injury claim if your on-the-job injuries were caused by someone else’s negligence.

 

Injured While Working for UPS in Virginia?

 

UPS workers compensation lawyer Corey Pollard is ready to help if you were hurt while working in Virginia. We help all UPS employees in the state, including those who work at the following UPS locations:

 

UPS Customer Center

9601 Coach Rd

Richmond, VA 23237

(800) 742-5877

 

UPS Freight Service Center

3428 Odd Fellows Rd

Lynchburg, VA 24501

 

UPS Freight Service Center

12185 Arto St

Bristow, VA 20136

 

UPS Freight Service Center

2053 S. Military Hwy

Chesapeake, VA 23320

 

UPS Freight Service Center

5401 Midlothian Tpke

Richmond, VA 23225

 

UPS Freight Service Center

4668 Kenworth Rd

Roanoke, VA 24019

 

UPS Freight Service Center

1451 S Delphine Ave

Waynesboro, VA 229800

 

As a UPS employee, you deserve a lawyer with experience not only in workers compensation claims but also in obtaining Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and negotiating personal injury settlements when the motor vehicle crash is caused by a third-party. Corey Pollard can help. As a Social Security disability lawyer and Richmond personal injury attorney, Mr. Pollard has helped many employees injured on the job, including those hurt in UPS work accident claims, recover related benefits through other available legal systems. And he wants to help you.

 

An Experienced UPS Workers Comp Lawyer You Can Count On

 

We’re here to guide injured UPS employees through the Virginia workers compensation system. This includes UPS employees who are members of labor unions like the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, as well as those who do not belong to a union. There is no fee unless we get you approved for benefits or negotiate a settlement on your behalf, so you have nothing to lose by calling us today: 804-251-1620 or 757-810-5614.

 

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