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What are total disability benefits available through California workers’ compensation? Understanding the different types of benefits available after a work injury can be confusing, particularly if the injury caused a long-lasting or permanent disability. Total disability benefits are available for situations where an injury prevents an individual from carrying out any job-related duties.
If you are going to get injured at work, try to do it during regular work hours.
The reality is that work injury claims can be challenging, and whether or not you can recover compensation for an injury that occurred during a scheduled or unscheduled break isn’t necessarily straightforward. Generally, most individuals will be able to recover workers’ compensation benefits if they sustain an on-the-job injury.
Repetitive stress injuries (RSIs), sometimes referred to as repetitive motion injuries or simply “stress injuries,” afflict millions of people across the country each year. These injuries sometimes happen due to on-the-job duties, such as repeating the same motions repeatedly without proper equipment, training, or ergonomic devices. Here, we want to discuss whether or not workers’ compensation benefits cover repetitive stress injuries.
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.