Los Angeles Workers Compensation
The L.A. workers compensation law firm of DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo has been working on Los Angeles, Bakersfield and Ventura workers’ compensation claims since 1979. Their goal hasn’t changed: Treat the client right and maximize the total workers’ compensation benefits for clients who have been injured while working. A Los Angeles workers’ compensation lawyer at our law firm looks forward to helping you heal and recover.
Defined: Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ compensation is the broad term for injuries where any harm is suffered by an employee while they are within the scope of their employment. This encompasses injuries that are sustained on-the-job due to a specific occurrence or single event and injuries at work that progress over time due to workplace causes which includes repetitive physical stress, such as carpal tunnel syndrome or leg problems. In addition, workplace injuries include many work-related illnesses such as heart disease, stress, hypertension, trouble breathing or exposure to toxic vapors or chemicals.
Let Us Help You Recover
It is unfortunate that you or a loved one has just been injured or are suffering from pain from a long developing injury from work. You may now feel like you have to set aside your regular life, learn a whole new legal vocabulary and put in a lot of effort to make sure you get your due compensation all while trying to recover from your work injury. You can relax as you have found the right Los Angeles workers compensation law firm. We promise to guide you through the complex legal process. This will give you the time and energy to focus on getting yourself and your health back on track. We have represented people with the complete range of injuries. Some of the more common ones have been work injury, head injury, spinal cord injury, eye injury, brain injury, arm injury, burn injury, amputation, foot injury, hand injury, leg injury, or any other serious or catastrophic injury from an event at the assembly line, office, factory, construction site or in a car accident, motorcycle accident or truck accident, please allow the caring and knowledgeable Los Angeles Work Injury Attorneys to take your case and let you relax knowing that you, your medical care and your legal compensation under the law are in good hands.
Most Clients Want Four Things
- Timely and researched guidance for comprehensive and competent medical treatment;
- An advocate to work with you all the way who will educate you to keep you in the loop and help you get the maximum benefits that you’re able to under the law;
- An attorney who can make this work injury legal process an empowering, rewarding and successful experience so you can heal from your injury and get back to your life; and
- A knowledgeable Los Angeles Workers Compensation Attorney at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo who can strengthen your case as much as possible and look for potential Third-Party civil claims to increase your case’s scope and potential recovery.
California: Insurance Required
California is actually very pro-consumer and pro-employee and we are lucky in that way. California Workers’ Compensation Law requires all employers to carry Workers’ Compensation insurance for their full slate of employees (although owners can opt out of covering themselves) with different insurance rates based on the type of work they do. If they are financially able to prove it, they can also apply and qualify for self-insurance to cover their work-related injuries costs. Either way, coverage under the Workers’ Compensation insurance or self-insurance will provide for injured employees:
- Compensation for permanent injuries or disabilities that are work related;
- Reimbursements for medical expenses; and
- Disability payments for during the recovery process from work injuries.
Trust DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo
We have an ethical record that has been laid on over three decades of experience, proper customer service and success. Our passion is to help people especially those who have been injured due to no fault of their own. We believe in protecting employees and consumers and we believe those who are at fault should compensate injured people.
Even though all employers have insurance, difficulties arise due to two reasons: The complexity of injuries and the employer’s insurance companies. Determining if you are eligible and the value of your claim is complex. Your employer’s workers’ comp insurance company’s hope is to limit the compensation it pays out for injured workers. They utilize the complexity of the workers’ compensation system and the nuances of medical histories and injuries to do this.
These issues are used as a smoke screen but we are very accustomed to dealing with them. Due to this, receiving the fair and full compensation you rightfully deserve usually requires the professional help of experienced Los Angeles workers compensation lawyers. Our ongoing job is to stay well informed and up to date in the law, know how the insurance companies operate and fight on your behalf.
DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo workers compensation lawyers can and will help you through your workplace injury. We will insure the preservation of your on-the-job injury rights and the receipt of the legal and medical benefits you are entitled to, such as:
- Employer Responsibilities for Workers’ Compensation
- Workers’ Compensation Medical Care
- Navigating the Workers Compensation System
- Permanent Disability
- Temporary Disability
- Returning To Work After a Job Injury
Today: We Can Help You
- We want you to reach Maximum Medical Improvement and we are sure that you do, too. We promise to strive to help you receive the immediate and competent medical treatment you need and deserve;
- We want to protect you: Your employer cannot fire or penalize you for filing a workers’ compensation claim;
- We want to protect you further: If you are unable to work, your employer is required to pay disability;
- Conduct an initial claim value assessment; and
- Maximize your State Disability Benefits (SDI) and Social Security Benefits allowed under the law.
- We’ll be with you all the way.
Maximize: Your Compensation
The Los Angeles California Workers’ Comp attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo promise to do their best to help you maximize the compensation that is rightfully yours. We know the law and will investigate your full case, your medical files and the evidence to make sure we cover your claim correctly. That includes looking for any other responsible parties in addition to that of your employer. When workplace injuries have been caused by the negligence of a third party, you may be able to obtain compensation above and beyond that which is provided by the California workers compensation laws.
Filing Two Claims for One Injury
When we find injury cases where it would be to your advantage to simultaneously conduct both a California workers’ compensation claim and a civil Third Party work injury claim, we will move forward with both claims carefully as they are legally delicate. This is because they are parallel and entangled where any misstep in either claims may cause your options for compensation under both claims to become limited or reduced. Los Angeles California Workers’ Compensation lawyers at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo have been handling these dual workers’ compensation and civil work injury claims since the late 1970s.
Free Initial Consultation – Contact Us
We want to help you in any way we can. To get started, all initial consultations and case evaluations are completely free. A lawyer from our firm will listen to you, your story and all the facts. You will finally be able to ask your many questions and be informed as to what a possible workers’ compensation case could look like for you. Unless and until we do what we are business to do and win your case, you will not incur any legal fees or costs for our time and assistance.
We can meet you at our office, your hospital room or your home Monday through Friday between 8:30am to 5:30pm. Our San Diego workers compensation attorneys will make this pleasant and empowering for you. They are even available in the evening or on the weekends by appointment. If you cannot make it to our office we will come to you. You can call us any time at (213) 416-2472.
