Workers’ Compensation Benefits
At the Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C., we pride ourselves on aggressively moving medical and legal processes forward to ensure you get the medical attention and monetary compensation you deserve after you have been injured on the job. We have been defending injured workers rights in San Diego for over 30 years. Don’t wait. Call us today at 619-894-8543 or send us an email to request your free initial consultation.
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Starting The Workers’ Comp Process
Our firm examines the benefits provided by your employer’s insurance company to find an appropriate doctor in your medical provider network for your injuries. We encourage you to report all of your injuries and pain to your doctors. We can help you document your job site accident so that the facts are clear.
Once a claim is filed, we then monitor your medical treatment to help ensure you get the best care possible, whether for a repetitive injury that requires rest, for a bulging disc injury that requires surgery, for pain or surgical complications associated with your injury, or even for emotional issues that require psychiatric treatment.
We are also capable of representing you at any point during the process of your workers’ compensation case — whether you have not yet filed a claim or you have been denied and are seeking a hearing or an appeal.
Working With the Insurance Company
Insurance companies are never obligated to settle a case and the insurer can object to certain types of treatment. If they do, you will want at your side a workers’ compensation benefits lawyer experienced in fighting for employee rights, for medical care and for monetary compensation. Our goal is to assist you in receiving the maximum lawful compensation.
Injured Workers Entitled to Receive Disability Benefits
Injured workers can receive temporary disability benefits or permanent disability benefits, and each carries with it certain specifications. If you are resolving your case, it is helpful to have a workers’ compensation benefits lawyer who can negotiate or fight on your behalf. If a family member has died in a construction accident, warehouse accident or other work-related accident, we can help you examine the workers’ compensation policy and identify what death benefits are owed to your family.
Your Rights As an Injured Worker in California
You are entitled to very specific rights protecting your health and financial well-being after obtaining an injury at work in California. Because not every employer and insurance company is willing to fully acknowledge injured worker benefits, it is in everyone’s best interests to understand their employee rights.
One of the most important thing to know about your rights is that they are accompanied by obligations. If you sustain an injury at work, you must tell your employer about it immediately. If the injury is sustained over a period of time, tell your employer about it as soon as you know or believe the injury is work-related.
Time is Everything After A Job Accident
If you do not report the injury to your employer within 30 days, and this delay prevents your employer from investigating the injury, you could lose any access to workers’ compensation benefits. At the San Diego Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, we understand that the workers’ compensation system is complicated. We are dedicated to helping you understand the process and get your due benefits and rights.
Call 619-894-8543 to talk to an experienced workers’ comp lawyer about your injury and your rights. The initial consultation is free. Hablamos español.
You Have a Right to Medical Treatment
Under the law, an injured employee must be treated in a medical provider network. You must be authorized to receive medical treatment within one day of filing a claim, even if that claim is being investigated by your employer or insurance company.
You can receive up to $10,000 in medical treatments after filing your claim.
If you are found to have a temporary disability, you have the right to receive up to two-thirds of your wages while disabled. If you have been permanently disabled by a work injury, you are entitled to permanent disability benefits (even if you are eventually able to return to work).
Your employer is prohibited from retaliating against you for filing a proper claim of injury on the job.
Focused on Protecting Injured Employees Since 1997
Our founder, Leslie S. Shaw, is focused on protecting employee rights in the California workers’ compensation system. She began practicing law in 1992, focusing on employee rights since 1997, and opening her own firm in 2002.
We will help you understand the amounts of care and money that are rightfully yours after a work-related injury. We will handle negotiations with employers and insurance companies and we will take your case through appeals to get justice for you. Additionally, if you are confronted with problems when you return to work, we can advocate for your rights and hold your employer accountable for any retaliation.
Helping You Maximize Your Work Comp Benefits
To learn more about how we can help you, please call the Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C. to arrange for a free initial consultation: 619-894-8543.