What if I am being pressured not to file a Workers Compensation Claim?
"You got injured at work and your supervisor pressures you not to report and file a workers' compensation claim. You need to now this: not promptly reporting an injury is the # 1 reason workers' compensation claims are denied. Seemingly small injuries can worsen and end your career. Always, always report and file a workers' compensation claim - even if it doesn't seem 'serious' at the time. It is up to you to protect your family's future." California Workers' Compensation Lawyer - Bill Turley
We stand up to the workers compensation insurance company that is trying to keep you from getting needed medical treatment and weekly compensation benefits.
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What if I am being pressured not to file a California Workers' Compensation Claim?
If you are injured at work and then pressured to not file a workers compensation claim, you setting yourself up for disaster. By not reporting and filing a workers compensation claim you are seriously jeopardizing your risk of receiving California workers compensation benefits.
We strongly urge you not to submit to the pressure to not file a workers compensation injury. By waiting, you are playing into the insurance company's hand. They will use your delay to deny your claim. Invariably the insurance company will contend that you were injured off the job and now you are falsely claiming your injury occurred at work.
If you are being pressured to not file a workers compensation claim, you are - in effect - putting your employer's interests over your own. Employers have a variety of reasons for wanting you NOT to timely report your work injury. Some employers give bonuses or awards for an "injury free" workplace. Then the supervisors pressure workers to "hold off and not report a work injury." Happens all the time.
Here is the deal. When you are being pressured to hold off and not report a work injury, ask the person that is pressuring you if they will sign a statement saying that you reported the work injury, but they wanted you to "hold off" on filing a claim. Don't count on them signing such a statement.
Under California law, you gain generous protections of the law AFTER you file a claim (called a DWC-1). For example, If you are fired before filing the claim (which happens a lot more than you might think); then you may be barred from bringing your claim. If you have already filed your claim, then the law protects you. Here are more rights gain once you file the DWC-1.
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Offering Clients Peace of Mind
When you are seriously injured in a workplace accident, you need to know your attorneys are doing everything they possibly can to get you the best medical treatment and current benefits. You need to know that your legal rights are being vigorously protected. You need to sleep at night knowing you have the best lawyer for your case. We can give you that kind of peace of mind. What lawyer you select makes all the difference in whether you prevail in your work injury case. We have been helping workers and their families since the 1980's. We put the client first. Always.
Our work injury firm has been effectively handling work injury cases of all types since the late 1980's by putting the client first.
Call 619-234-2833 or 866-963-0540 Or email us at this website.