The last thing that anybody expects when they go to work is that they will sustain an injury. Unfortunately, work injuries are not uncommon in and around the Los Angeles area. Anytime a person is injured at work, they should …

Workers’ Comp For Injuries To Mental Health Many employees do not realize that workers’ compensation covers mental health impairments as well as physical injuries. Such claims are commonly denied by employers and their insurance companies as frivolous or not job-related. …

Workers’ Comp For Side Effects Of Job-Related Injuries California workers’ compensation law recognizes that a work injury can have a domino effect. A compensable consequence is a new health problem that results from the original injury, such as complications of …

  Work Injuries Caused By Cumulative Trauma Sometimes injuries cannot be traced to specific workplace accidents. Rather, injuries develop over time from repeated motions, working in unnatural positions or other cumulative stress on one part of the body. Because repetitive …

Workers’ Compensation Claims For Physical Injuries California workers’ compensation provides medical care and replacement income for a work-related injury. You are entitled to these benefits whether you were hurt in an accident or you were simply performing your job. Even …

Challenging A Denied Workers’ Comp Claim In theory, workers’ compensation provides benefits for any work-related injury, without regard to fault. In reality, employers and their insurance carriers commonly treat injured workers with suspicion and deny workers’ compensation claims without good …

Compensation For Lost Wages Or Permanent Injury If you cannot work because of a work-related accident, injury, or illness, you are entitled to disability benefits to cover your loss of income. These benefits are often denied, delayed or miscalculated, or …

Strong Advocates For Proper Medical Benefits Under California workers’ compensation, employees are entitled to necessary medical care for a work-related injury. Yet injured workers are routinely denied medical care by employers or tightfisted insurance companies. The legal team at Koszdin, …

FAQs At Koszdin, Fields, Sherry & Katz, our Los Angeles workers’ compensation lawyers field many questions from injured workers. Here, we want to address some of the most common questions that we receive on a regular basis. If you or …

Bringing A Social Security Disability Claim Social Security Disability (SSD) provides monthly income to those who are unable to work for a year or more because of a qualifying physical or mental impairment. While the vast majority of applicants are …