Granite Bay CA Workers Compensation
Attorneys Farrell, Fraulob & Brown want the best for their California workers’ compensation clients. Workplace injuries may quickly lead to economic problems for our Granite Bay clientele. Farrell, Fraulob & Brown relieve these problems by winning their clients the workers' compensation benefits they deserve! As local attorneys in the greater Sacramento area, we are here for you during every step of the claims process, fixing your problems and concerns. As energetic advocates, we seek every source of injury and disability compensation for our Granite Bay clients. Years of practical experience with insurers and their representatives in the state of California, the Sacramento Valley and Granite Bay specifically gives our clients an advantage when filing for workers’ compensation.
What is Workers' Compensation?
The law dictates that every employer must carry insurance for employee injuries and illnesses caused by the job. This coverage costs you nothing. It does not matter if you, as the employee, were responsible for the injury. If the illness or disability happened on the job, you qualify for compensation. Covered injuries occur after single events, such as falls or collisions, or from injuries created by repetitive work motions that take place throughout the day.
What Are Workers' Compensation Benefits?
Temporary Disability Compensation
If you are unable to work for more than three days due to injury or job-related illness, you may apply for a temporary disability benefit. Applicants receive up to two-thirds of their average weekly earnings for time lost to injury, paid every two weeks up to a set maximum for a set period, but only within five years of the injury.
Permanent Disability Compensation
Permanent disabilities are injuries or illnesses that forever limit your ability as a worker, making it difficult for you to get a job in your chosen career. Your age, occupation and the nature of your disability determine your benefit. Our clients and the insurer may disagree about claims for permanent disability. While the insurance company sees no disability, your body tells you something completely different. In these times, the experience of Farrell, Fraulob & Brown is critical to our Granite Bay clients making a successful claim.
Medical Treatment for Workplace Injuries
The State of California requires the employer to authorize medical treatment within one day of an employee filing a claim form. Treatment is given until the claim is accepted or rejected, with a limit of $10,000 total.
Upon claim acceptance, however, the insurance company pays for all medical care supported by evidence-based treatment guidelines. You do not pay for bills or co-payments. (There are limits on the number of chiropractic, occupational therapy or physical therapy visits allowed.) Treatment requests are reviewed by your insurer and may be denied. In this instance, Farrell, Fraulob & Brown work to get our Granite Bay clients the medical treatment they deserve.
Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits
With a job-related death our office works tirelessly for the deceased receives, to obtain what they need in this time of grief. The number of dependents and the salary at the time of the injury determines the amount of death benefit. These usually considerable amounts, paid out over time, are extremely important to the goals, health and welfare of our clients’ families.
Contact Us
Please contact Farrell, Fraulob & Brown at (916) 442-5835 if you have any questions about Workers’ Compensation benefits for employees living in Granite Bay, California.
