From Valentine’s Day to American Heart Month, February is all about the heart. This heart-centric celebration of love and focus on cardiovascular health is an opportune time to refresh your understanding of workers’ compensation for heart-related emergencies. If a heart attack or stroke happens on the job, what options do you have as an injured worker? Good news: Julie Poirier of Poirier Law Firm is experienced in this type of claim and is prepared to fight back against any insurance company or employer who refutes a case.

To start, let’s have a heart-to-heart. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases claim more than 930,000 lives in the United States each year. In the fortunate event these heart emergencies do not end in death, the result is still costly, damaging, and disruptive to the victim, their loved ones, and work. The cause of these complications include poor diet, cigarette use, sedentary lifestyle, mental health challenges, and more. 

Heart health is a serious matter and everything should be proactively done to prevent cardiovascular problems. Accidents and unexpected complications, however, are still inevitable. As a worker, if you experience a heart attack or stroke on the job or as a result of workplace duties, you are entitled to compensation. If the heart attack or stroke occurred outside of the workplace, you may also be eligible to receive benefits if your job or overexertion at work contributed to your medical condition.

Heart attacks and strokes involve hefty medical care, recovery, and lost wages. Many insurance companies are quick to dismiss or challenge claims of heart attack or stroke outside of the workplace because they can be so difficult to prove. Luckily, Poirier Law Firm has experience in this type of claim and is prepared to fight back against the insurance company. Contact us today for a free consultation.