At Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Fremont, we provide strong representation for victims injured while at work. This can include employees who must miss work due to an injury caused by transportation-related hazards. We demand the maximum in recovery support for victims from Workers’ Compensation and make sure employers are held accountable. Contact a skilled personal injury lawyer and schedule a free consultation.
Do I Need a Lawyer for My Workers’ Compensation Claim?
Turning your case over to a skilled Fremont Workers’ Compensation Lawyer may earn you much more for your claim. A Lawyer can also defend you when your employer and your employer’s Workers’ Comp Insurance try to cast doubt on how you were injured and the severity of your injuries.
If you suffer only a minor injury and are out of work for only a few days, you may not need legal help to get fair treatment from the Workers’ Compensation process. However, with a more serious injury, like those suffered in truck accidents and in work around vehicles, the harm can be devastating. The increasing medical bills cause Workers’ Compensation insurance adjusters to work harder to limit the support you take home.
After an accident at work involving a truck or a transport, you may feel completely healed only to end up in bed and unable to move after a flare-up. Your attorney makes sure you have support to help if you have a relapse.
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) explains that you should also speak to a lawyer if you believe your employer or the employer’s insurance provider is treating you unfairly. Suffering a permanent disability due to a work accident is another reason to turn your case over to an attorney. Your attorney would secure evidence and back your case with strong medical testimony.
Transportation Injury Dangers and Workers’ Compensation
Transportation injuries in the workplace can involve any travel required during work hours or over the course of a business trip. Truck drivers or delivery drivers working for Fremont companies and corporations can easily get hurt in transportation collisions.
Some employees are expected to sit at the wheel for long shifts. They are put at risk in collisions and while outside of their vehicles, refueling or reloading. Other workers may leave the office only rarely, but might get hurt when heading to an inspection site or while flying and driving in another city for a work trip.
These employees hurt while on the job, may not be able to sit in the driver’s seat without pain for a long time. They may suffer neck and back injuries that don’t allow them to sit at all.
We help employees hold employers and California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation responsible.
We empower clients to walk away with everything they’ll need to recover after these types of accidents and other:
- Injuries suffered while in a company vehicle
- Injuries suffered while delivering goods for a company
- Construction Workers and Agricultural workers injured while traveling between worksites
- Shuttle bus injuries
- Injuries loading and unloading tractor-trailers
- Injuries Around Loading Docks
- Pedestrian injuries around transportation activities
- Injuries suffered going to and from work if an employer provides transportation
A Workers’ Comp Lawyer takes on corporations and Workers’ Compensation administrators and handles the frustrating process while allowing you the time to focus on getting better.
How Can a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Help Me After an Accident?
Workers’ Compensation should be automatic for victims injured on worksites and while driving and off-site. They should have the support they need to pay all medical bills and pay their normal monthly expenses until they are back on their feet.
Unfortunately, employers and their Workers’ Comp insurance providers can deny responsibility and question the creditability of These are just a few of the safeguards your lawyer will provide:
- Handles the paperwork and files the Workers’ Compensation claim for clients
- Keeps an eye on deadlines so victims don’t lose their chance to secure the support they need
- Fully investigates what happened in vehicle accidents and collects powerful evidence for your case
- Uses the evidence to negotiate the most support possible from your employer’s Workers’ Comp insurance provider
- Fights back against unfair treatment from the victim’s employer and insurance companies try to change the facts or question the severity of your injury
- Represents you before Workers’ Compensation administrators and judges and makes sure they hear the full story before they rule on your case
- Helps you file an appeal if you’ve already been denied benefits
- Helps you file a lawsuit against your employer if necessary
- Takes legal action if you are threatened or fired unjustly
Frequently Asked Questions
When should I tell my supervisor about my injury?
As soon as possible. Let your employer know the day you get injured. Waiting more than a month to alert your manager about your injury may cancel out your ability to seek Workers’ Compensation help.
How long do I have to file a California Workers’ Compensation injury claim?
Victims should alert their employers immediately after an injury is suffered. Then victims must work with their employers to file a Workers’ Comp claim within a year from the date of the injury. The one-year deadline might be assessed from the day the worker learns of an illness or injury.
What kinds of things can injured workers earn support for?
Victims should receive Workers’ Compensation support for all medical bills relating to the injury. They would secure temporary or permanent disability benefits. Injured workers can also receive funds to pay for training for a new career if they can no longer handle the duties of a previous job. Families could also be eligible for death benefits if a loved one is tragically killed in a workplace accident.
What If I can’t afford a Worker’s Compensation Lawyer?
You don’t need to have any savings to afford powerful legal representation. If you need our help earning what’s fair, we don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our pay comes out of the check Workers’ Comp must award you.
Contact a Fremont Workers Compensation Transportation Accident Attorney
Contact Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Fremont to schedule a free, confidential consultation with a real Fremont Workers’ Compensation Lawyer. We want to hear what happened to you and work on a plan to earn you the support you need.
We’re going to answer your questions and make sure you are prepared for the tactics you’ll face so you don’t forfeit valuable support. You’ll know what your transportation accident and injury is worth before an insurance adjuster tries to convince you it’s worth nothing at all.