Orange County, California Workers’ Compensation Attorneys
For more than 30 years, the workers compensation injury attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo have maximized the full range of workers' compensation benefits for employees who endure work related injuries. Work injuries encompass any harm suffered by an employee while in the scope of their employment; this may include injuries on-the-job due to a particular occurrence, and injuries that develop over time due to repetitive physical stress, such as leg problems or carpal tunnel syndrome. Workplace injuries also include work-related illnesses such as, heart disease, stress, hypertension, trouble breathing or exposure to toxic chemicals or vapors.
We Offer You Peace of Mind
Hire the Orange County Work Injury lawyers to guide you through the often complex and confusing legal process, allowing you the time to heal and recuperate. Whether you have suffered a work injury, brain injury, burn injury, eye injury, amputation, leg injury, arm injury, foot injury, hand injury, head injury, spinal cord injury or any other serious or catastrophic injury from a punch-press machine, saw or event at the office, factory, construction site or in a car accident, allow the Orange County Work Injury Attorneys to give you the peace of mind that you, your medical care and you legal compensation under the law are in good hands. DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo will take care of your workers compensation claim and potential Third Party on-the-job work injury civil claim.
When Hurt at Work – You Need 4 Things
- Guidance towards immediate, competent and objective medical treatment;
- An advocate to maximize the benefits you’re entitled to under the law;
- An attorney who will make this a quick, empowering and successful experience so you can heal and move on with your life; and
- A seasoned Orange County California Workers Compensation Attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo to look for potential Third-Party civil claims to maximize your recovery
Workers’ Comp Insurance Required
California Workers’ Compensation Law requires employers to carry Workers' Compensation insurance, or qualify for self-insurance to cover work-related injuries. Coverage under Workers’ Compensation insurance or self-insurance provides benefits for:
- Disability payments during recovery from your work injury
- Reimbursement of your medical expenses; and
- Compensation for any permanent injury or disability.
Why Hire Work Injury Trial Attorneys?
We have been doing this since 1979. We know what we are doing.
Sure, employers are required to have workers compensation insurance; however, determining your eligibility and value of the compensation you are entitled can create complex legal issues. Your employer's workers’ compensation insurance company wants to limit the amount of compensation it pays to you, the injured worker, and uses the complexity of the system to do so. These smoke clouds and complex legal issues can create hard fought disputes and getting the compensation you need and deserve usually requires the help of an experienced workers' compensation attorney. That is when you will need a seasoned Orange County California Workers' Compensation lawyer fighting for you to make sure you receive maximum payment of your benefits and competent and comprehensive medical care for your injuries.
What We Can Do For You Right Now
- Ensure you receive immediate and competent medical treatment to help you reach Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)
- Under the law, your employer cannot fire or penalize you for filing a workers’ compensation claim
- If you cannot work, your employer must pay disability
- Maximize your State Disability Benefits (SDI) and Social Security Benefits allowed under the law
- An initial claim value assessment
Maximize Your Recovery under the Law
The Orange County California Workers' Compensation attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo will do everything under the law to make you whole again. That includes looking to other responsible parties in addition to your employer. The additional responsible parties are known as Third Parties. When a workplace accident and job injury has been caused by the negligence of a third party, you may be able to obtain compensation above and beyond that provided by the California workers' compensation laws. When a Third Party is involved, Orange County California Workers' Compensation attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo can file both a worker's compensation claim and a civil legal cause of action against the additional Third Party (company or person) who caused your injury.
File a Work Comp & Personal Injury Claim
Cases involving both a California workers’ compensation claim and a civil Third Party work injury claim, simultaneously, is a complex and delicate process because the claims parallel and are intertwined. One mistake in either claim and your legal options and rights to compensation under both claims can be limited. Orange County California Workers' Compensation lawyers at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo have be handling these dual workers comp and civil work injury claims since 1979. Our firm has extensive experience in work injury cases involving both a worker's compensation claim and a third-party personal injury case.
Call or Email Us – Free Case Consultation
All initial case evaluations and consultations are free. You will speak with and meet an attorney. You will not incur any legal fees or costs for our time and assistance unless we do our job and maximize your trial verdict or settlement. Workers compensation attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo are available to meet at our Orange County office, your home or hospital room Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm. Our attorneys and staff are also available all other times, including evenings, Saturday and Sunday, by appointment.
If you cannot come to our office we will come to you. The attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo are available to meet you in the comfort of your own home or immediately at the hospital. You can call us 24 hours a day by telephone (714) 783-2205 or email us.
