Workers’ Compensation Benefits

Sacramento workers compensation Attorney

California workers compensation benefits

Workers’ compensation is financial compensation for an injury an employee gets during work. Getting injured on the job can be a tricky legal process in getting the proper compensation you deserve and requires the expertise of a Sacramento workers compensation attorney.

Work-related injuries vary, such as:

• Falling off a step-ladder and breaking your arm
• Getting a chemical burn due to your work environment
• Dislocating a shoulder during a car accident while driving for your company, such as to pick up materials or to make a delivery
• Repeated exposure to physically stressful events – This can be hearing loss due to loud noise or a wrist injury due to repetitive motions required by your work.

Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance that a company pays for to protect their workers. Unlike other insurance, there is no amount of money deducted in paychecks for workers’ compensation – the employer is obligated to pay for it as a part of doing business. In the state of California, this insurance has five basic benefits:

• Medical care – After an injury at work, the employer pays for the relevant medical care
• Temporary disability benefits – This includes lost wages due to an injury or disability that prevents the injured party from working
• Permanent disability benefits – If the injured employee does not recover completely, these benefits cover lost wages
• Supplemental job displacement benefits – Displacement benefits consist of vouchers that help the injured party pay for retraining or acquiring new skills in the case the employee can not return to his or her original job
• Death benefits – In the unfortunate case of the death of an employee, these benefits go to the spouse, children, or other dependents of the deceased

Unfortunately, under California law it is not required for independent contractors to be covered under the workers’ compensation of the company for which they work. As there is no exact definition of “independent contractor,” it can be difficult to determine if someone is an actual employee or an independent contractor.

When the person paying the worker behaves in the following ways, the court is likely to consider an employer/employee relationship:

• Controlling the details and manner of work
• Having the right to terminate the worker
• Paying the worker an hourly or salary wage
• Making unemployment and social security deductions
• Supplying materials or tools
• Requiring the worker to work specific days or times

Have you suffered a serious work injury? Contact workers’ compensation attorney at Mehlhop & Vogt Law Offices for FREE consultation about your California workers compensation claim benefits. Give us a call at (916) 930-9675 to speak with a Sacramento workers compensation attorney today.

Contact Sacramento Workers Compensation Attorney

Have you suffered a serious work injury? Contact a Sacramento workers compensation lawyer at the Mehlhop & Vogt Law Offices for FREE consultation about your California workers compensation claim benefits. We’ve been helping injured workers since 1987 and are certified by the State Bar of California.

Give us a call at (916) 930-9675 to speak with a Sacramento Workers Compensation Lawyer Today.