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After sustaining a workplace injury or illness in San Bernardino, you should rightfully expect to receive workers’ compensation benefits to help with your medical costs and any lost wages you incur. Unfortunately, there are times when disputes arise between the injured worker and the employer or the insurance carrier. In these scenarios, it may be necessary for the various parties to engage in the mediation process.
If you sustain a workplace injury or illness, you may be worried about whether or not a pre-existing medical condition could affect your current workers’ compensation claim. The truth is that preexisting conditions can complicate matters, but they shouldn’t. If you sustain an injury or illness caused by workplace activities, you should be eligible for compensation regardless of whether or not you have a pre-existing injury.
Individuals in California are almost certainly able to recover workers’ compensation benefits after sustaining an injury on the job. However, what happens if you get fired after you sustain your injury? Will this affect your workers’ compensation benefits in any way?
Individuals who sustain on-the-job injuries in California almost certainly have the right to recover workers’ compensation benefits.
Workplace injuries are not uncommon, and injured employees will typically be able to recover workers’ compensation benefits. However, there are times when a third party causes a workplace injury, and this opens up the claim to further compensation. Third-party liability for a workplace injury often means there will be a personal injury lawsuit filed in civil court against that party.
Individuals should be able to file a workers’ compensation claim to receive benefits if they sustain an on-the-job injury or illness. However, there are times when employers retaliate against a worker for filing a claim.
Workers’ compensation retaliation in California is illegal but often difficult to detect and even harder to prove.
When a person sustains an on-the-job injury in San Bernardino, they may be able to recover various types of compensation to help them throughout the recovery process. Additionally, there are longer-term benefits available through both workers’ compensation as well as through Social Security in the form of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments or through private, third-party insurance coverage.