Your lawyer investigates your accident and gathers evidence. This puts you in a strong position to demand more from Workers’ Comp. It also leaves you protected if your employer decides to dispute your injury and claim.
What Does a California Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Do for Injured Workers?
Your lawyer handles your Workers’ Compensation claim from start to finish. It’s an incredible relief to get this kind of help while you are still trying to heal. However, the biggest reason you may want to turn your Workers’ Comp Attorney on your case is that your representative can often secure much more for you than you would have been able to secure yourself.
This improved outcome is accomplished through preparation and the experience of your attorney. First, your lawyer investigates what happened and looks into the employer’s safety record. Evidence such as witness testimony, medical documents, and surveillance video is compiled.
Then, when your case is backed up with proof, your lawyer files your claim before important deadlines arrive. From this point, it’s time to present your case to California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation.
Your Lawyer’s Role During Workers’ Comp Hearings and Trials
During this stage, your lawyer represents you to the Workers’ Comp administrators. Your legal representative also safeguards your case from Workers’ Comp insurers who will want to poke holes in your case.
These are just a few of the ways a Workers’ Comp Lawyer protects your interests and secures more for you:
- Protects you from baseless accusations from your employer that might reduce your Workers’ Comp support.
- Makes sure Workers’ Comp administrators and judges hear the full story and see all of the evidence.
- Determines how much you’ll need to rebuild your health and your life and then demands that amount in support.
- Helps you prepare for uncomfortable exams from a Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) who will assess your injury for the insurance company.
- Requests another doctor for medical examinations if you aren’t being treated fairly.
- Takes legal action if an employer tries to intimidate you or tries to fire you simply for reporting an injury.
- Negotiates for the most possible in financial assistance for you and your family.
- Make sure your Workers’ Comp settlement covers you for as long as you’ll need to heal and return to work.
Contact a California Workers’ Compensation Attorney
Maison Law offers a free consultation to all injured California workers faced with filing a Workers’ Compensation claim or even a lawsuit against an employer. You’ll speak to a real California Worker’s Compensation Lawyer. Contact us to set up an appointment.
If your injury is only minor and you only miss a few days of work, you may not need our help, and we’ll tell you that. But if you’ve been seriously hurt, an attorney may make a positive difference in the support you receive while you work through recovery.
Remember, you don’t need to have any money to hire a skilled attorney to represent your case. We don’t get paid unless your case is successful. Then our fee comes out of the money Workers’ Compensation and your employer must pay you.
