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Your Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Will Help You Navigate The Difficult System and Help You Get the Benefits You Deserve First and foremost, navigating the workers’ comp route is complicated in and of itself. If this is your first time filing a workers’ compensation claim,…
Did the insurance company deny your workers’ comp claim?
Please note that insurance companies do not profit from accepting Workers’ Compensation claims. For this reason, if an insurance company can deny your work comp claim, they will often do so in the interest of protecting their monetary interest. For that reason, it is vital…
Top Financial Resources For Californians Affected By COVID-19 virus
Senator Nancy Skinner who represents Senate District 9 provided us with very helpful information to help people with financial resources that have been impacted by the corona virus. Here’s a recap of the information relayed during the Town Hall, along with additional information about vital…
I’m hurt and don’t agree with the doctor’s work restrictions. What are my options?
Generally speaking, when an injured worker is unable to work because of a work-related injury that is accepted, most insurance companies will pay the benefit known as Temporary Total Disability (TTD) benefits. In other words, the injured worker would be entitled to two-thirds of their…
Franco Munoz Law Firm Wins $1.6 Million Award for Client in Workers’ Comp Case
Pipefitter Michael Killian led a healthy and vigorous life until one day in 2007 when he could no longer continue working. He had worked as a pipefitter for the employer from 1995 through 2007. In the course of his career, he was exposed to various…
I have carpal tunnel in my hands – could that be work-related?
The State of California recognizes two types of injury; specific and cumulative. A specific injury is relatively straightforward to point out and identify. In a specific, an injured worker can typically pinpoint the moment he or she sustained a work-related injury. Examples of these type…
TBI Primer: How Do We Evaluate A Traumatic Brain Injury?
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are very serious injuries and understanding the etiologies of brain damage from a workers’ compensation perspective requires a fundamental understanding of the interplay between neurology and psychiatry. TBI indutrial injuries will usually require a medical-legal (QME) evaluation by a neurologist and…
Do I have a workers comp case if I get injured driving to work?
The entire point of the workers’ compensation system is to ensure that injured workers receive all of the benefits that they’re entitled to under California workers’ compensation or workman’s’ comp law. However, the law requires that an injured employee actually be in the course of…
Can you tell me the two main ways to settle my workers’ comp case?
If you’re a California injured worker, you have two main options in settling your case when the time is right. You can either settle by a Stipulated Award (Stips) or by Compromise and Release (C&R). There are upsides and downsides to each but you should…
I work an extremely stressful job and I suffered a heart attack. Am I eligible for workers’ compensation benefits?
The short answer is it depends. California does recognize heart attacks as possibly work-related injuries but don’t expect an insurance company to simply roll over and accept the claim. In most instances, the insurance will deny your claim. If you’re a police officer or firefighter,…
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