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Located in Rancho Mirage, English Lloyd & Armenta has been serving the Coachella Valley for more than 30 years. We represent workers who have been injured on the job and need help obtaining workers’ compensation benefits and those who have been wrongfully denied overtime.
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$6,750,000
Personal Injury & Work Comp – VR v. JC, DDP – The injured worker suffered third degree burns on his toros and legs and underwent lumbar surgery. He was injured when he was testing an underground pool heater …
$475,000
Work Comp – JC v. CR, Inc. – Our client suffered a significant shoulder injury and underwent several surgeries by doctors selected by the insurance carriers and the surgeries were not very successful in restoring function. …
$2,500,000
Work Comp – JA v. Kroger Food 4 Less – While lifting a box our client felt a sharp pain in his neck. The MRI revealed cord compression and our client should have been afforded immediate decompression surgery …
$465,000
Work Comp – GC v. BP Co. – Our client, a journeyman plumber, suffered a cumulative injury over the years to his neck culminating in fusion surgery. His prior lawyer recommended a settlement of $165,000.00 …
What Must the Injured Employee Prove for an Injury to Be Compensable Under Workers’ Compensation?
California's no-fault workers’ compensation system benefits both employers and employees. While employees cannot sue their employers in a court of law, employees don't need to prove that their employer was at fault for an injury. They only need to prove that their injury occurred at their workplace. Furthermore, employers pay for the workers’ compensation system in California to provide benefits for injured employees. The Rights and Entitlements of California’s Workers The state workers’ compensation benefits system provides tax-exempt payments and non-cash benefits for injured workers, unlike other benefits like unemployment benefits, which are not tax-exempt. Under this system, a number of benefits are available for eligible workers who were injured while performing their job duties. The premium benefits provided to
Can an Injury Be Recordable But Not Compensable?
Workplace injuries and incidents occur every day across the country. Accurately reporting these incidents and recording them, in accordance with OSHA guidelines and the guidelines set forth by the state of California, is imperative in many workers’ compensation cases regarding compensable injuries. Recordable Workplace Injuries vs. Reportable Workplace Injuries Recording injuries is the tracking of work-related illnesses and injuries. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) requires organizations to keep strict logs and records of on-the-job injuries, but there are circumstances when a workplace injury is not required to be recorded, according to OSHA. Also, it is important to know that workers’ compensation is not contingent on the eligibility of an injury to be recordable or reportable under
What Is the Employer’s Responsibility When a Worker Is Injured?
When an employee is injured at work, it may not be clear whether the employer is responsible for the injury. However, in many cases, they are. That doesn't mean they get reported. In fact, too many workplace injuries go unreported. Why So Many Workplace Injuries Go Unreported There are many reasons why employees fail to say anything to their employers when they get injured at work, despite the fact that workers are protected by federal laws from any negative repercussions of reporting. However, most workers don't know that they are protected. The truth is that the vast majority of workers' compensation claims get resolved with little problem at all. Some of the most common reasons why too many workplace injuries
