WORKERS COMPENSATION CALIFORNIA

There are many circumstances in which a California employee is better served pursuing a workers compensation case with an experienced lawyer for mental and physical work injuries than trying to bring a case in the civil system. The fees (the percents of recovery taken) for workers compensation lawyers are less than half that of civil lawyers. More importantly, many physical injuries prevent an employee from working for many years, or ever again at their job. The laws about disability discrimination require the employee to be able to go back to work with reasonable accommodations which may include a finite amount of time off from work to treat for medical problems, or family medical leave which only allows employees to be off work for 12 weeks under certain circumstances.

The workers compensation system is specifically designed for employees who:

  • Are uncertain exactly what diagnosis their medical injury falls into
  • Cannot go back to work at their job in a reasonable amount of time
  • Need their employer to pay for expensive medical treatment
  • Are treating for a physical injury for which their doctor cannot estimate a return date to work
  • Cannot go back to work with a reasonable accommodation

CALL 877-525-0700 TO START THE COMPENSATION PROCESS

EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEE LAWYER FOR INJURED WORKERS

Firm founder, Karl Gerber, has exclusively practiced California employment law since 1993. The results: more than $100,000,000 collected for California employees, 51 won first-chair binding arbitrations and trials, many published appeals, and many clients whose lives were changed through Mr. Gerber’s legal representation.

The Employment Lawyers Group coordinates legal issues in which the employee needs both a workers compensation lawyer, and need to sue. These situations include:

  • Employers who do not let employees return to work with reasonable accommodations
  • Employers who only allow employees to be off for up to 12 weeks under the FMLA
  • Employers who fired the employee when they were out of work a reasonable amount of time to treat for work injuries
  • Employers who place employees back at work in positions that are not comparable in pay, or are totally different jobs

The Employment Lawyers Group coordinates workers compensation cases with a specialist in workers compensation who passed the specialty test, and also has more than 30 years of experience representing injured workers. For the civil side of the case, if there is one, either Karl Gerber will be the primary attorney or there will be an attorney who has over 20 years of experience representing employees. We take each case on an individual basis and staff it with highly experienced employment lawyers in order to maximize the outcome for the client.

Call 1-877-525-0700 for a confidential consultation with an experienced California Employment Lawyer