Steps To Take After A Workplace Injury | Tips From A Workplace Injury Lawyer
If you were injured at work, a workplace injury lawyer at the Johnson Law Firm in San Jose, California will aggressively use their decades of combined experience, attentive personal service, and reputation for results to protect your rights. We have dedicated ourselves to serving the San Jose area, and we want you to know how to begin fighting for your optimal compensation.
What To Do After Being Injured In The Workplace
What you should and should not do immediately following your work injury can be crucial to obtaining compensation.
Here are some steps you can take to ensure your claim is as strong as possible and obtain maximum compensation:
- Report the injury to your employer: Your workers’ compensation claim will begin once your employer files a claim with their insurance company. Reporting your claim as soon as possible is crucial to obtaining timely compensation.
- Promptly seek medical attention: Do not take any chances when it comes to your health. Even if you believe your injury is minor, having medical documentation of your injury is essential, and you may be able to prevent the injury from becoming more serious.
- Wait to make a statement: After your injury, you will be contacted by a representative from your employer’s workers’ compensation insurer. Your statement can be used against you to deny your claim. Seeking legal advice ahead of time can help protect your rights.
- Call a workplace injury lawyer: Workers’ compensation laws are complex. Obtaining benefits is not automatic after you file a claim. An attorney can be your legal advocate to help you obtain maximum compensation.
- Follow work restrictions: If your doctor believes that continuing with your daily work activities could worsen your injury, do not stray from their instructions. Your injury may worsen if exacerbated and recovering quickly is key.
- Attend all scheduled medical appointments: Stay committed to your treatment plan and your recovery by attending all medical appointments or rescheduling them in a timely manner.
- Attend required hearings and attorney meetings: If your presence is required at a meeting with your workplace injury lawyer or before the court, making an effort to attend is of the utmost importance. If you cannot attend, notify your attorney as soon as possible.
If you have any additional questions about the process or how we can support you, call us at 408-293-4818.
We Have Experience With High-Risk Occupations
We recognize that when your job is physically demanding, you may be at increased risk of getting hurt at work. We work with many clients in the San Jose and South Bay area in these fields with a high rate of work injuries:
- First responders: If you are a paramedic, EMT, firefighter, police officer or part of a search and rescue team, you do incredibly noble and heroic work. However, saving lives can also put you at risk for serious physical and mental injuries.
- Construction workers: If you work in construction, you are responsible for the buildings and structures that prop up our community. At the same time, long days, toxic chemicals, hazardous equipment and loud noises can make it one of the most dangerous occupations.
- Healthcare workers: If you are a nurse, surgeon, radiologist, doctor or other medical professional, you make great sacrifices to help people in need every day. And, in a lot of cases, those sacrifices directly lead to serious job-related injuries and accidents.
No matter who you are or what your job is, we are here to help you fight for the compensation you deserve.
Insurers Are Not On Your Side, Hire A Workplace Injury Lawyer Who Is
Your livelihood is at stake. Take control of your case.
Speak an experienced San Jose workplace injury lawyer at the Johnson Law Firm. Call 408-293-4818 or send us a message by email. Our contingency fee policy means that you do not pay unless we win your case.