Maison Law of California stands ready to help anyone injured while on the job as an Inventory Manager. Their duties can keep them at their desks or require them to enter a warehouse. Victims can be involved in accidents at either location and others. Workers’ compensation support helps those hurt at work, but not every victim is treated fairly, and not everyone receives the same amount of support. We want to make sure every victim has the money to pay every medical bill and support their families.
Contact us today for a free consultation to learn more about your options that may go beyond standard workers’ comp benefits.
Do I Need a Lawyer After Suffering an Injury Working as an Inventory Manager?
If you receive only a minor injury and only miss a few days of work, you may not require the help of a lawyer to get fair treatment through workers’ compensation. However, a workplace accident that results in a more serious injury and extended medical bills may force you to fight to get all recovery costs covered. A skilled California Workers’ Compensation Lawyer can help you secure more for more complex cases, especially those involving higher healthcare expenses.
The guidebook provided by The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) explains that you should consider hiring a lawyer if you feel your employer or claims administrator isn’t treating you fairly. Talking to a lawyer is also a good idea if you may have suffered a permanent disability.
You should contact a lawyer if you feel you might have to file a lawsuit against your company. You should also reach out if you feel you won’t secure enough support on your own. Strong legal representation can often secure much more in compensation for you than you could win yourself.
California Office and Warehouse Injury Dangers
Inventory managers track their business’ inventory from behind a desk and out in many locations. They may be working in a warehouse one day and at a shipping/receiving dock the next. They may find themselves out on a factory floor around heavy machinery.
Inventory managers are a key piece of the supply chain in big companies and corporations. They deserve to be taken care of when they are injured because of their duties and/or an unsafe work environment. When employers are negligent in their duty to provide a safe workspace, an employee at any level can suffer injury.
These are just a few of the dangers that can leave inventory managers in pain and missing days or weeks of work:
- Slipping on spills created by other employees
- Tripping on loose carpet and cords
- Stairwell injuries
- Falls from great heights as in the upper reaches of a warehouse
- Repetitive motion injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome
- Electrical shock
- Dangerous equipment injuries often involving forklifts and order pickers
- Exposure to fast-moving machinery in a factory or warehouse
- Poor ventilation
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Fires and burn wounds
- Back injuries
- Overhead dangers and collapse threats
Victims of these hazards and others can seek support through California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation, but the level of support is never guaranteed. Victims without strong evidence and properly filed claims can end up with far less than they need to cover every medical bill. They might also walk away without enough to cover living expenses for their families while out of work. A skilled California Inventory Managers Accident Lawyer takes on the unfair system and seeks the most possible for a client’s injuries.
How Can a Lawyer Help an Inventory Manager with a Workers’ Compensation Claim?
Your attorney from Maison Law begins with talking with you and getting the entire story of what happened. Then an investigation is launched into the accident and into the employer involved. Evidence is secured and a strong case is built so that when a business owner tries to deny responsibility, your attorney fights back with well-documented evidence.
Your attorney also represents you before a Workers’ Compensation judge and ensures the judge hears the entire story and has all the evidence before making a decision. Your lawyer spends each moment in hearings negotiating to secure the most in support for you and your family.
Your lawyer can also file a lawsuit on your behalf if Workers’ Compensation support doesn’t cover everything you need. You’ll take on your employer and demand additional compensation to pay all of your medical bills and support you while you can’t work.
You can rest easy during this frustrating process and focus on healing because your attorney will be handling everything for you. What’s more, your attorney protects you from any illegal retaliation on your employer’s part. Your attorney files suit if you are illegally fired just because you are injured or because you spoke out about unsafe conditions.
Winning Compensation for California Workplace Injury Victims
Your lawyer works to back your claim with powerful evidence. When your case is in place, it’s submitted with a full list of every hardship you’ve suffered during your recovery.
That can include any medical care that may be necessary in the years to come. This is a critical step because anything you leave off your claim would be something the California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation could ignore. Anything you don’t report becomes a bill your family must cover.
Your attorney would be negotiating for the maximum in support for your physical damages and the financial crisis that missing work can cause.
These and other hardships must factor into your Workers’ Compensation check.
- Support for every healthcare bill you receive. This includes the physical therapy and additional surgeries you could require in the future. The medical equipment you depend on and the medication you’ll need should also be covered.
- Money to support yourself and your family while you miss work. Wage replacement and the compensation of benefits you lose while you can’t perform your job duties. Known as Temporary Disability Benefits.
- Workers’ Compensation benefits for patients if you don’t recover completely and your injury causes a permanent loss of physical or mental function that a doctor can measure. Known as Permanent Disability Benefits.
- Support to help you find a new job if necessary. Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit provides money to help pay for retraining or skill enhancement if you are eligible to receive permanent disability benefits, your employer doesn’t offer you work, and you don’t return to work for your employer.
- Support to family members if a loved one is tragically killed on the job. Death benefits can be awarded to children, stepchildren, and a spouse. In some cases, grandchildren, parents, and siblings could all be eligible. This support could rise to over $300,000 for multiple family members to divide.
The DIR Injured Worker’s Handbook goes over all the different types of support available through a claim.
What if I can’t afford to pay a California workers’ compensation lawyer?
You can always afford the help of a skilled Maison Law attorney. We work on a contingency fee basis. It means we cover all upfront costs and you owe us nothing unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the workers’ compensation check you receive.
How much does a worker’s compensation lawyer earn?
If successful, the lawyer would usually receive between 9% and 15% of the award the client received. The complexity of the case would usually determine the exact fee. A Workers’ Compensation judge checks over the fee to make sure it’s fair and has to approve it. Make sure to ask your potential attorney about how much they charge and how they get paid before making a hire for your case.
How long can I wait to file a California Workers’ Compensation injury claim?
Injured workers usually have one year from the date of the accident to file a claim. In some cases, the one-year deadline counts down from the day the worker learns of an injury or illness. The deadline could be extended if the victim is under the age of 18.
Contact a California Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
The most important outcome is that the injured and those who lose their ability to support their families get the full support they need for as long as necessary. Deciding which legal option is right for your situation can be difficult, but you don’t have to make the decision alone.
There’s an easy way to find out which path offers you the fastest route to the support you and your family desperately need. Speak to Maison Law in a free, no-obligation consultation. We want to hear about what happened to you and then help you determine the best course of action for your family.
