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Wide-Ranging Worker’s Compensation Benefits
If You Don't Win, You Don't Pay
Workers’ compensation offers employees protection and insurance against workplace accidents and injuries, and it pays to be informed. Inland Empire Work Injury Law Center assists clients throughout the Inland Empire with various workers’ compensation claims. We have the capabilities to make sure you receive benefits to compensate for your work injury.
Benefits Under the Workers’ Compensation Laws
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Medical Treatment
You’re entitled to the care reasonably required to cure or relieve you from the effects of your work injury. Treatment must be within your employer’s Medical Provider Network (MPN) unless you have a valid pre-designation signed by your treating doctor prior to your injury date. Unfortunately, treatment is subject to utilization review where a doctor hired by the insurance company reviews all treatment requests by their MPN doctor for “medical necessity.” If treatment is denied, an appeal can be filed, known as Independent Medical Review (IMR). Temporary Total Disability and Temporary Partial Disability
If you are unable to work temporarily as a result of your work injury, perhaps because your treating doctor gave you work restrictions your employer was unable to accommodate, or you have to work a reduced schedule due to work restrictions, you are entitled to compensation in the form of two-thirds of your average weekly earnings (averaged over the 52 week period prior to your injury date). You may receive TTD or TPD for up to 2 years, or when you are released to return to work by an evaluating doctor in the workers’ compensation system, whichever occurs first. There is a maximum TTD rate for all dates of injury. You should consult with an attorney to determine whether you are receiving the appropriate temporary disability rate. Permanent Partial and Permanent Total Disability
If you have permanent residuals resulting from your work injury, you may receive a permanent disability award. These awards are generally paid bi-weekly until paid in full, typically at a weekly rate of $230-$290, the rate dependent upon a number of variables. Permanent disability is not intended to be a substitute for any earnings you may have lost as a result of the work injury. Therefore, it is necessary for the injured worker to attempt to find work within his or her restrictions as soon as possible after being released from the evaluating doctor. |
Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit (SJDB)
This is a $6,000 certificate to get retrained at a state-accredited school if your employer is unable to accommodate permanent work restrictions a doctor may give you. Return to Work Fund
This is a $5,000 payment by the State of California for those whose employers were unable to accommodate permanent work restrictions. The SJDB is required to apply for the Return to Work payment. Death Benefits
Unfortunately, some workers lose their lives as a result of a workplace injury or illness. When that happens, the worker’s dependents may be eligible for death benefits. As it can be a confusing time for a family and what is considered a “dependent” is not always entirely clear or well-established, you may need a competent attorney to ensure your family receives the benefits to which they are entitled. |
Two Types of Work Injury
Specific Injury: an injury that happened on a particular day. For example, a slip and fall where you may have injured your back, knee, or hand.
Cumulative Trauma: a cumulative trauma is an injury that builds up over time due to day-to-day work activities, such as with repetitive use of your shoulders, hands, knees, neck, or back.
Cumulative Trauma: a cumulative trauma is an injury that builds up over time due to day-to-day work activities, such as with repetitive use of your shoulders, hands, knees, neck, or back.
Practice Areas
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Service Areas
The Inland Empire spans a large area, and Inland Empire Work Injury Law Center covers them all. This includes Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Menifee, Perris, Lake Elsinore, Corona, Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Fontana, Rialto, San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Apple Valley, Hesperia, Beaumont, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Yucaipa, and everything in between.
The main office of Inland Empire Work Injury Law Center is in the Temecula Valley. Our organization has satellite offices in Ontario, Riverside, and San Bernardino, all by appointment only. If one of these locations does not work for you, we can easily figure out a meeting place that will be mutually convenient.
The main office of Inland Empire Work Injury Law Center is in the Temecula Valley. Our organization has satellite offices in Ontario, Riverside, and San Bernardino, all by appointment only. If one of these locations does not work for you, we can easily figure out a meeting place that will be mutually convenient.
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Choose a Qualified Certified Legal SpecialistIf you ever find yourself entangled in a messy workers’ compensation case, make sure to employ a Certified Legal Specialist like Inland Empire Work Injury Law Center. We have the skills, knowledge, and experience to fight for you and present you with the results you want. For more information, Inland Empire Work Injury Law Center is simply a phone call or a message away.
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