Workers’ Compensation Claims
If you have been injured in your workplace, you need to understand your rights when it comes to pursuing a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. This includes your rights to obtain the services of experienced, tenacious workers’ compensation attorneys. Time is of the essence when it comes to a workers’ compensation claim. For this reason, you need to be as proactive as possible when it comes to retaining legal representation in your case.
Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim
Certain steps must be taken in order to ensure that a worker’s compensation claim is properly filed. The initial claim in a worker’s compensation case must be filed within the timeframe established by a particular state’s laws.
In advance of filing a formal workers’ compensation claim, you are also required to provide your employer timely information about your injury. The failure to take these steps in a timely manner can end up negatively impacting your claim. Indeed, in the worst case scenario, a person can end up precluded from pursuing a workers’ compensation claim. That can have devastating consequences, particularly when the workplace injuries you sustained are of a more considerable nature.
If your loved one sustained a workplace injury resulting in an inability to work or wrongful death, contact the Cattermole Law Group.
Additional Information
The laws governing workers’ compensation claims delineates how compensation is awarded in a case. You are able to seek compensation for different types of damages, losses, and injuries associated with your case. This includes medical care, temporary disability benefits, and permanent disability payments.
If you have suffered a permanent injury of some sort, workers’ compensation laws include a formula that is utilized to determine compensation for a particular permanent injury. A workers’ compensation lawyer can provide detailed information about how compensation is calculated when you suffer workplace injury.
You need to be certain that you thoroughly document all of the losses you experience as a result of your workplace injury. This documentation is crucial to obtaining full compensation for your injuries, losses, and damages.
Your Cattermole Law Group workers’ compensation attorney will also assist you in obtaining an appropriate medical evaluation. A medical evaluation is a crucial element of building your case when it comes to successfully pursuing a workers’ compensation claim. Your attorney can assist you in obtaining medical care under the provisions of the California Labor Code.
A workers’ compensation attorney typically charges what is known as a contingency fee. Pursuant to a contingency fee agreement, you pay no fee until you reach a settlement of your workers’ compensation claim.
The fee in your case will be a percentage of the proceeds obtained through your workers’ compensation claim and needs to be approved by a workers’ compensation judge. Workers’ compensation laws cap the amount of money an attorney can charge in a workers’ compensation case.
You reach an agreement regarding attorney fees at the start of your case. The fee agreement is put in writing to lessen the possibility of confusion over the terms and conditions of the fee agreement in your case. The fee agreement is signed by both you and your attorney, as is the case with any contract.
The first step in retaining the services of a workers’ compensation attorney is to schedule an initial consultation with an attorney. During an initial consultation, a lawyer reviews the facts and circumstances of your case. A lawyer will provide you with an overview of your case. In addition, you will have the opportunity to obtain answers to any questions you have regarding your case. Our workers’ compensation attorneys do not charge a fee for a consultation.