Workers’ Compensation is a very limited and specialized compensation system intended to provide protection with monetary and medical benefits to employees injured within the course and scope of their employment. An injury can occur from an accident, injury/altercation, continuous trauma or occupational disease while working.
The California labor laws require employer to carry Workers Compensation insurance or at least qualify for self-insurance to cover work related injuries. This may cover benefits for disability payments of loss earnings during recovery from an injury, reimbursement for medical and travel expenses and compensation for permanent impairment/disability.
If an employee gets injured at work, he/she should initially go see a doctor. This can rule out if there is an injury or not as well as have the incident documented. Upon completion of seeing a doctor, you should document all the actions and proceedings that take place and file an injury report claim with your employer. Your next step would then be to contact a Workers’ Compensation attorney for further instruction.
If you or someone you know is searching for a Workers Compensation attorney please feel free to contact our office. Our office has many years of experience handling Workers Compensation cases and would be glad to assist you. Also, our office works on a contingency fee basis, which means, if we do not get you money, we do not charge you. In addition, in many situations, the employer/carrier is responsible for having to pay any fee or costs. Feel free to contact Joseph Farzam Law Firm today.
