If you are an employee of Sonic Drive-In, you could suffer an injury while on the job. Workplace injuries are covered by workers’ compensation. While state laws vary, most employers in the U.S. must maintain workers’ compensation coverage to protect themselves and their employees if there is a workplace injury or an occupational disease diagnosis. You can file a claim for Sonic Drive-In workers’ compensation benefits, which will cover your medical bills and cover two-thirds your regular salary. Sonic Drive-In – The Company Sonic Drive-In was founded as Top Hat Drive-In in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1953. The company has grown to have 3,557 locations with 345 of them being company-owned and the rest being franchises. A fast food chain, the company has an annual revenue of $606.320 million. It has 420 corporate employees with 9,200 restaurant employees. It was acquired by Inspire Brands, which is its parent company. At Sonic Drive-In restaurants, customers drive their vehicle into a covered drive-in stall and order through an intercom-based speaker system. The food is delivered by a carhop, who sometimes is on roller skates. Many drive-ins have a drive-thru lane while several locations have a patio with seating. Employees at Sonic handle a variety of job duties. The Statute of Limitations An injury at Sonic Drive-In could be life-changing. You may be working in the kitchen and suffer third-degree burns from the grease from the deep fryer while preparing fries or tater tots. You could be slicing tomatoes and suffer a deep cut that goes into the tendon of the hand. You may be unloading a truck and slip and fall, hitting your head and neck on the concrete. Any workplace injury should be reported right away so an accident report can be completed. There are strict statutes of limitations for pursuing workers’ compensation claims. If you don’t meet the deadlines, you will not be able to claim benefits. Specific forms must be filed with specific offices by certain dates. Usually, you have anywhere from a few days to a few months to notify your employer of the injury, and then you have anywhere from a few months to a year to pursue a workers’ compensation claim against Sonic Drive-In. A workplace injury lawyer can help you with the claim. Consult With A Workers’ Compensation Attorney Workers’ compensation attorneys work on a contingency basis, so you will not have to pay anything upfront. Instead, your lawyer will be paid only when you win your claim and get a settlement for your workers’ compensation claim against Sonic Drive-In. Don’t wait until it is too late to file your claim. Get your free case review today, so you can determine the best way to proceed with your workers’ comp claim against Sonic Drive-In. Additional Resources Slipped and Fell From Melted Snow at Sonic What's My Sonic Workers' Comp Case Worth? *The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be construed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Sonic Drive-In or any other party, you may not be entitled to any compensation.
