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Work Injuries

San Diego Work Injury Lawyer

San Diego Work Injuries Lawyer

Thousands of people die in work accidents each year in the United States. Millions more are injured, maimed or sickened while at work, often with devastating consequences for the workers and their families.

Workers in San Diego County who suffer work accidents with related work injuries need help to make sure their rights are protected. Will workers' compensation cover all their work accident losses? Are there other options for getting compensation for work injuries? To find the answers to these and similar questions, work-injured employees should seek the advice of an experienced San Diego County work accident attorney.

California's Workers' Compensation System

When a California worker is harmed in a work accident, in San Diego or elsewhere, the state's workers' compensation system may be able to help. In fact, in many situations the law does not permit a lawsuit against an employer for work injuries. In such cases, the workers' compensation system may be the only means for the work-injured employee to receive reparations after a work accident.

To start the process for getting help from workers' comp, the work-injured employee should notify his or her employer immediately of any work-related injuries. Once the employer has been notified that a work accident causing work injuries has occurred, a claim for workers' compensation benefits can be submitted to the state system.

The advantage to the workers' compensation system for work-injured San Diego County employees is that it pays work accident victims whether the employer was at fault for the work injury or not. The employee does not have to sue the company. Unfortunately, however, workers' compensation often does not pay the work-injured employee an amount that would fully compensate for the worker's injury. Payments may be made for work injury-related medical bills and lost wages, but pain and suffering and other types of damages cannot be recovered.

Lawsuits Against San Diego County Employers and Others

If California's workers' compensation system often falls short in compensating for a worker's injuries, is there anything more a work accident victim can do? In some situations, the answer is yes. Employees with work-related injuries can sue their employers, or even third parties.

To make a valid work accident claim against an employer, the employer must have done something deliberately that directly led to causing or worsening the effects of the work accident. For example, employers are required by law to give safety training to new employees who will be working with certain types of dangerous equipment. If a San Diego County employer puts a new employee to work without giving this required training, and the employee suffers a work injury, the employee may be able to recover damages through a lawsuit.

The workers' compensation laws do not prohibit lawsuits against third parties, so it may be possible to recover damages from someone other than the employer following a work accident. For example, if a car hit you while you were driving on the San Diego Freeway to a sales call, you may be entitled to recover damages through a lawsuit against the other driver.

However, if you recover damages through a lawsuit, and you have been paid workers' compensation benefits, the workers' compensation system may seek repayment. This may happen, for example, if you win damages from a San Diego motorist to cover your medical bills but the workers' compensation system has already paid for your hospital stay.

Talk to a good San Diego work accident lawyer about the effects a lawsuit might have on your workers' compensation benefits. An attorney with extensive work injury experience will be able to advise you about your best options.

Finding the Right San Diego Work Accident Lawyer

If you or a loved one have been injured in a work accident, you may be dealing with pain, lost wages, diminished earning capacity, or worse. You need to make sure that your legal rights are protected. To do that, you will want the assistance of a knowledgeable San Diego work injury lawyer.

The Reeves Law Group has for years been helping work accident victims to get the compensation they deserve for their work injuries. We can advise concerning whether you should make a third-party work accident claim. And, although our attorneys do not represent clients making workers' compensation claims alone, we have professional relationships with well-experienced attorneys who do. We can help you be sure that you are getting expert representation when pursuing all your work accident compensation options. For a free consultation about your work injury claims, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.