Offices located in Santa Ana and Riverside California

Hot Tips on the "Little-knowns" of Workers' Compensation Claims

Injuries on the job frequently do not happen suddenly and all at once. They frequently occur over a period of time (i.e., days, months, or years). So if one or more of your joints hurt, it may be from work. If your back hurts and you regularly strain it while working, you may be entitled to Workers' Compensation benefits

If your doctor tells you that you have "carpal tunnel syndrome" and you use your hands, wrists and arms on a repetitive basis at work, you are probably entitled to Workers' Compensation benefits.

If you incur additional injuries in a car accident while in route to or from a scheduled doctor's appointment, there is a good likelihood that those injuries will be covered by Workers' Compensation. The same is true for injuries in an accident while driving to or from a scheduled appointment or event that has something to do with any vocational rehabilitation plan.

[Special Note: Our office also represents victims of major car accidents]

Exposure to certain chemicals on a job can result in leukemia. So if you have leukemia you should contact a Workers' Compensation lawyer without delay so he or she can do tell you if you are entitled to benefits. You should also ask your Workers' Compensation lawyer if you have a "third-party case" against someone besides your employer.

If you have a heart attack or stroke on the job, you may have a right to Workers' Compensation benefits. If the heart attack or stroke results in death to the worker; his dependents may be entitled to Workers' Compensation death benefits.

Just because the insurance company denies a claim for Workers' Compensation benefits does not mean the insurance company does not still have to pay the claimant benefits. [Our office regularly wins on denied claims.]

Generally speaking, you must file a legal document called an Application for Adjudication of Claim with the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board within one (1) year from the date of your injury on the job. If you did not do this and continue to have a disability from that injury, contact an experienced Workers' Compensation lawyer without delay. There are exceptions to the one-year rule. To see if you can get an exception, hire a lawyer.

If you don't hire a lawyer to represent you in a Workers' Compensation case, you are probably losing money, not saving money. Your employer and its insurance company have lawyers. Why don't you?

[All of this information in these web pages is provided for your general information. Due to the wide range of factual and legal scenarios that are possible in human affairs, none of the information herein can be or should be taken as legal advice. For specific advise see a specific lawyer with your specific facts. We are, or course, happy to be that specific lawyer. We provide free initial consultations.]