Overview of Workers' Compensation Law

Oakland Workers' Comp Claims

Workers' compensation law serves to help both employers and employees in regard to workplace accidents and injuries. When an Oakland worker is injured on the job, he or she will be eligible to receive workers' compensation benefits regardless of the circumstances of his or her injury and without having to prove that someone else was at fault. Conversely, an employer will be protected from legal action taken by the employee for work-related injuries. California employers are required to pay for workers' compensation benefits for their employees. Most of the time, an employer will utilize an insurance company authorized to handle these transactions. When an employer is secure enough, however, it may self-insure in regard to workers' compensation coverage.

By law, injured workers have particular rights, including the right to medical treatment after filing a workers' compensation claim, even before the claim is approved. Employers or the insurance company covering workers' compensation claims are required to cover up to $10,000 in medical treatment. They are required by law to provide this coverage within one working day of the injured worker filing his or her claim.

Contact an Oakland Workers' Compensation Attorney

At Pacific Attorney Group, we represent workers throughout Oakland who have been injured and need to file for workers' compensation. When you work with a workers' comp attorney at our law firm, you will have the benefit of our more than 35 years of combined legal experience as we work tirelessly toward a positive case resolution that offers you the full financial benefits to which you are entitled under workers' compensation law.

To schedule your case evaluation and talk to a knowledgeable professional about your case and your legal options, contact an Oakland workers' comp lawyer at Pacific Attorney Group today.