Roofing Employee Injury Attorney

Many workers in California are unaware of the worker’s comp program and the services it provides to workers who suffer harm while on the clock. The program was created to protect workers from excessive debt and other hardships caused by an injury sustained while they are on the job. In the past, a roofing employee who got hurt while working often faced massive medical expenses if they sought treatment, while others suffered silently due to injuries that were never treated and caused them pain and limitations for the rest of their lives.

The State of California requires all employers to participate in the worker’s comp program and pay the entire cost of covering all employees with this crucial accident injury insurance. So, even though you are not paying for worker’s comp coverage, it is provided by your employer, and you are free to use it when you suffer a workplace injury. Your employer is not permitted to prevent any hurt worker from opening a worker’s comp claim, nor are they allowed to punish a worker who has used the program.

As a worker in the state, you have the right to seek help and receive up to the full benefit package offered by the program, which includes:

• Complete coverage of all medical expenses and bills for the treatment and rehabilitation of a workplace in jury up to a total of $1M per on the job injury incident
• Up to 66% of your regular weekly earnings if you are unable to return to your roofing job until you have made a complete recovery from your workplace injuries
• If the harm you suffered while roofing results in long-term limitations, the program will provide partial or permanent disability payments to compensate you for your diminished earning potential
• In cases where the injuries you suffered will never allow you to return to work as a roofer, the worker’s comp program will provide free vocational training to help you prepare for a new job once you have healed and are medically cleared to return to work in a new capacity

Please contact DTLA Law Group today if your employer has refused to assist you in opening your worker’s comp claim, told you you are not eligible for benefits, threatened to fire or demote you, or decreased your pay if you move forward with a worker’s comp claim. Our team can be reached 24/7 to provide you with the help you need to get the benefits you deserve.

The worker’s comp program was created to cover all employees for the injuries they suffer at work. The program does not specify the type of work or the injury incidents it covers. The only requirement is that the victim suffered an injury while performing the tasks defined within the scope of their regular job. As a roofing employee, the injury incidents that you might suffer include:

• Falling from a roof or ladder
• Tripping over uneven pavement on a job site
• Injuries from a falling object if you are on the ground and preparing to climb to the roof
• Harm from an electrical shock
• Contact burns

All of these incidents can easily occur while you are on a job site and completing the duties that are defined as part of your job as a roofing employee. Please know that you have the right to seek a medical evaluation and worker’s comp claim if you suffer harm due to these accidents or others while you are working as a roofing employee and suffer any of these injuries:

• Fractured, broken, or shattered bones
• Damage to the soft connective tissue of joints of a complete joint dislocation
• A partial or complete amputation
• Soft tissue or nerve damage
• Compression or crushing injuries
• Severe lacerations or puncture wounds that could include damage to internal organs or internal bleeding
• Harm to the delicate sink of the face or the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth
• Head injuries that could include a severe concussion, skull fracture, or traumatic brain injury

These are only a tiny sampling of the harm that can result from an injury incident while you are working as a roofing employee. Please reach out to DTLA Law Group today if you face issues opening a worker’s comp claim or are facing punishment for a claim you recently filed with the program.

In most cases, an injured worker is not permitted to sue their employer for harm suffered on the job. Instead, they are limited to seeking the benefits of the worker’s comp program to aid them in covering their losses and expenses. Employees are only permitted to file a personal injury lawsuit against their employer in cases involving gross negligence.

Gross negligence by an employer applies when there is a known safety hazard that the employer has not corrected or eliminated in a reasonable amount of time. But failing to take action to fix a known hazard, they demonstrate a disregard for the safety of workers, which is considered grossly negligent. If you feel that your roofing employee injury incident was caused in part or wholly due to the gross negligence of your employer, please get in touch with DTLA Law Group today. If gross negligence was a factor, you could have grounds for a personal injury lawsuit to seek compensation to cover the lost wages not reimbursed by worker’s comp, your legal costs, and other losses suffered due to your workplace injury incident.

As a worker who is hurt on the job, you have 30 days from the date of your injury to open a claim with worker’s compensation. If you wait until the 30 days have passed and attempt to open a claim, the request will be immediately denied, and you will receive no benefits. If you wish to file a personal injury lawsuit, you will have two years from the date of the injury incident to file the claim with the court. If the case is not in the hands of the court when the two-year time limit expires, you will lose the right to pursue a lawsuit. Please reach out to DTLA Law Group today to discuss these time limits and how to move forward to secure the help you need and deserve.

When you hire DTLA Law Group to handle your legal matter, you never need to worry about how to cover the cost of our services. We only get paid after the case is resolved and you have the compensation to cover your legal costs and other expenses. Please also know that if your DTLA Law Group roofing employee injury attorney fails to win your case and get you the compensation you deserve, you owe the firm nothing for its time and investment in preparing the case.

Please make time today to speak to a skilled DTLA Law Group roofing employee injury attorney to learn more about these crucial resources available to you to ensure you are not facing undue challenges and debt in the future.

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