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1400 State Employees Losing Jobs In Tennessee; Injured Workers Entitled To Benefits

It is reported 1,400 workers for the State of Tennessee will lose their jobs. Many hard working State of Tennessee workers are going to lose their jobs within the next 13 months.

 The economy is affecting Tennessee workers in Nashville and Lebanon area.  On May 28, 2009 the Tennessean newspaper reported that Governor Bredesen's plan to push layoffs back until next year has collapsed.  The State plans to layoff 1,400 workers in the next 13 months. The state mental health sector is expected to take the hardest hit. Many hard working Tennesseans are losing their jobs. Times are especially tough on those hard working Tennesseans who have lost their jobs and who have experienced on the job injuries in the past. 

Injured State workers and others who have experienced work injuries in the past and facing losing their jobs may be entitled to additional workers' compensation benefits. Click here if you or someone you know has been injured on the job while working for the State of Tennessee.

 The Tennessean Newspaper reported that the Tennessee Finance Commissioner, Dave Goetz, stated that the State has to cut everything in sight.  If you want more information about the State of Tennessee job losses click here.

TRW Job Loses Hit Lebanon And Nashville Tennessee

As the Tennessee automotive companies such as Nissan, Ford, and GM are struggling so are the companies that make and supply automotive parts.  On March 24, 2009 TRW laid off 42 employees in Lebanon, Tennessee and 11 employees in Nashville, Tennessee.  Automotive related job loses are at a record high for the Middle Tennessee area.  To read more about TRW job loses in Middle Tennessee click here, job loses impact the amount of benefits that an injured worker may be entitled to receive. 

If you are a Tennessee TRW employee odds are you may have either lost your job or may be losing it soon. Tennessee TRW employees who have had prior workers' compensation injuries or have pending workers' compensation claims and who have lost their jobs may be entitled to addition workers' compensation benefits. 

Please call or click to discuss your work related injury with a real attorney at The Williams Law Group.  We can help! 

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Your Right To Medical Care As A Tennessee Injured Worker

As an injured worker in West Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, or East Tennessee you have the right to reasonable and necessary medical treatment that is related to your work injury.  When dealing with medical treatment in workers' compensation situations, the ultimate goal for all parties involved is to restore your health back to the pre-injury status. As with all things in life, time changes all. In 2004, major changes in the workers' compensation statute limited the amount of your recovery for workers' compensation injuries. Unfortunately, the insurance carriers did not stop there. The insurance companies have found another way under the laws to limit your benefits including methods and tactics to reduce your rights to medical treatment. 

For more information about your rights as an injured worker from West Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, or East Tennessee Click Here.