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Workers' Compensation Rights Lawyers

California's workers' compensation system was established in 1913 by the Boynton Act, which granted specific rights and benefits to injured workers. Ever since, people injured on the job in California have had the right to be compensated for workplace injuries, including those that cause permanent disabilities that limit their ability to compete in the job market.

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All workers covered by workers' compensation insurance have the right to:

• Medical care for treatment of on-the-job injuries or occupational illnesses at no cost. Treatment must be provided by a medical professional approved by the employer. After 30 days, you may change doctors and be treated by your own physician in some circumstances. This right is only available to workers with employer-provided group health insurance who, before the date of injury, had designated their preferred doctor in writing.
• Freedom from punishment or firing because you filed a workers' compensation claim or testified in a co-workers' workers' comp case.
• Challenge denial of benefits and information in medical reports through an appeals process.

Depending on the seriousness of your injury, you may also have the right to:

• Temporary Disability Payments
• Permanent Disability Payments
• Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit
• Death Benefit

At the Boccardo Law Firm, our attorneys have been protecting the rights of injured workers since 1934. We have seen the law grow and evolve. In fact, we have always been on the forefront of changes to California workers' compensation laws. Our attorneys were involved in precedent-setting cases. We established, for example, the rights of catastrophically injured workers to have workers' compensation insurance cover the costs of:

• Vans equipped with a wheelchair lifts
• Modifications to make homes handicapped accessible
• Attendant care

Today is no exception. Our attorneys have cases in the appeals process involving a workers' right to have economic experts involved in their workers' compensation claims.

Led by attorney Brian N. Lawther, a state bar certified workers' compensation specialist, our workers' compensation attorneys work diligently to protect the rights of injured workers.

If you have been injured while performing your job duties, you have the right to receive workers' compensation benefits. While recent changes to the law have made it more difficult for many to assert their rights, they still exist.

To speak to an attorney about your workers' compensation claim, please contact us at our office in San Jose, today. We offer a free consultation to review your case and discuss your rights.

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