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Workers Compensation

Were You Injured at Work?

If you were recently injured at work and need adequate legal representation, give us a call.   

Some members of our legal network have been focused on worker's compensation for more than twenty years.  They are board certified specialists and each provide superior legal representation and share a passion for serving injured workers.

We consider all workers' compensation and disability claims. Before taking on any case, we provide telephone pre-screenings to tailor our services to your specific case needs.

Call to speak with an experienced attorney today. Se habla EspaƱol!

What qualifies someone for worker's compensation benefits? All work-induced injuries, including:
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Heart disease
  • Stroke
  • Back ailments
  • Work related emotional stress
  • Chemical exposure
  • And more

If you have been affected by any of the preceeding, you may be entitled to workers' compensation. Please give us a call at  222-2222.  You may also fill out the form (to the left) so that we may have the best qualified person respond to your needs.


Useful Legal Terms - brief descriptions as per Wikipedia

Workers Compensation

Workers compensation (colloquially known as workers' comp in North America) is a form of insurance that provides compensation medical care for employees who are injured in the course of employment, in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence. The tradeoff between assured, limited coverage and lack of recourse outside the worker compensation system is known as "the compensation bargain." While plans differ between jurisdictions, provision can be made for weekly payments in place of wages (functioning in this case as a form of disability insurance), compensation for economic loss (past and future), reimbursement or payment of medical and like expenses (functioning in this case as a form of health insurance), and benefits payable to the dependents of workers killed during employment (functioning in this case as a form of life insurance). General damages for pain and suffering, and punitive damages for employer negligence, are generally not available in worker compensation plans.

Employees' compensation laws are usually a feature of highly developed industrial societies, implemented after long and hard-fought struggles by trade unions. Supporters of such programs believe they improve working conditions and provide an economic safety net for employees. Conversely, these programs are often criticised for removing or restricting workers' common-law rights (such as suit in tort for negligence) in order to reduce governments' or insurance companies' financial liability. These laws were first enacted in Europe and Oceania, with the United States following shortly thereafter.


Notice: Filing a false or fraudulent California workers' compensation claim is a felony subject to up to 5 years in prison or fine of up to $50,000 or double the value of the California workers' compensation fraud, whichever is greater, or by both imprisonment & fine. 


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