Workers' Rights
Navigating Workers’ Compensation After a Workplace Injury in New Mexico
If you have suffered an injury, illness, or accident while working in New Mexico, you likely have questions about next steps. The workers' compensation system can be complex, but an experienced attorney can help protect your right to benefits and care. Here’s my advice:
Report any workplace injury/incident to your employer ASAP. There are strict deadlines for reporting claims. Reporting promptly strengthens your case.
Seek medical care right away even for seemingly minor issues. Getting an official medical record of the diagnosis, work restrictions etc. will be essential later if you need to claim benefits.
Contact an attorney quickly! An experienced legal advocate familiar with NM workers’ comp bureaucracy can save you headaches. We assist people in filing claims, dealing with insurance companies, and appealing wrongful denials of benefits.
Document everything related to the injury, medical treatment, impact to your capacity to work, and expenses incurred. Detailed records will help demonstrate your claim for lost wages, disability status, and more if your case is disputed.
Stay up to date on all medical appointments and therapy—you need to mitigate damages by caring properly for work-related health issues. Missing prescribed treatment can hurt your request for benefits.
Unfortunately, insurance carriers sometimes wrongly deny valid workers’ compensation claims or try to provide inadequate benefits. Our office can evaluate your situation, fight to obtain rightful benefits, and help you focus on healing—not bureaucracy. Please reach out today to explore your options after a workplace injury.
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The content on this blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Reading this blog or communicating with our law firm via this site does not form an attorney-client relationship. To discuss representation, call 575-312-6006 to schedule a consultation.