Oklahoma Blog: Workers Compensation and Benefits

Declared state of emergency, blizzards, snow, ice storms, wind, rain, and negative temperatures…what state is likely to have a winter like this?  Oklahoma!

In February 2011, during Oklahoma’s most recent snowstorm, Governor Fallin declared a state of emergency.  Many employees were forced to call into work because getting out of their driveways was nearly impossible.  However, some employers did not close; therefore, employees were forced to call in an absence, loose pay, receive a write-up, or worse, be penalized or terminated.  If you feel you were unfairly terminated as a result of a weather-related absence, contact an Oklahoma employment law attorney at Atkins and Markoff today to discuss your case.

The Oklahoma Workers' Comp lawyers at Atkins & Markoff are here to protect workers and give them a solution for handling injuries that they received in the workplace. Our Oklahoma City Workers Compensation Attorneys understand and know how to receive medical benefits, death benefits, future medical benefits and what your employer's required obligations are under the state law of Oklahoma.

 

Certain jobs are dangerous, and those who spend their lives performing in these capacities generally come to accept these risks as simply part of their job.  While many would not think of sanitation workers as those who face the potential of serious injuries or worse on a regular basis, the fact is that they do, and those who have may not only have claims for benefits under Oklahoma personal injury law, but they could also have viable claims that need to be reviewed by Oklahoma City workers compensation lawyers.  Below is an overview of this occupation.