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Irvine Auto Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

Whether you drive, repair, or assist with manufacturing motor vehicles for a living, working in the auto industry can be both exhausting and potentially dangerous under the right—or perhaps wrong—circumstances. Fortunately, as long as you are classified as an employee, any injury you suffer on the job as an auto worker will likely qualify you for benefits through your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance coverage, which could be key to getting you back into safe working condition and protecting your financial wellbeing in the meantime.

Unfortunately, many first-time workers’ comp claimants learn the hard way that getting the benefits you are entitled to under state law can be deceptively hard in practice, especially if you try to file a claim without a skilled workers’ comp attorney’s guidance. By working with our Irvine auto workers’ compensation lawyer, you will give yourself the best possible chances of securing a favorable outcome from your claim and obtaining all the benefits you deserve.

What Counts as a Work-Related Injury for Auto Workers?

One of the biggest sticking points in many workers’ comp claims is a disagreement between an injured worker and their employer’s insurance provider about whether a particular injury was, in fact, work-related. Sometimes, establishing this is a fairly straightforward process. For example, if someone working in an auto body shop or a vehicle manufacturing plant slips and falls while they are on shift on their employer’s property, that injury should almost always be considered work-related since it occurred in the course of that worker performing their normal job duties.

However, things can get more complicated when it comes to motor vehicle collisions on the job, since something called the going and coming rule generally holds that commutes to and from work are not considered work-related for the purposes of workers’ comp. On the other hand, if the act of driving is itself a work-related task—for instance, because someone’s job description primarily involves them being a delivery driver for their employer—then our Irvine auto workers’ compensation attorney would likely be able to help pursue a claim over an injury that occurred while performing that task.

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Benefits Available Through Workers’ Comp

All qualifying workers’ comp claimants in California can receive full reimbursement for the costs of all medical treatment that is reasonably necessary to help them reach maximum medical improvement (MMI). In addition, if a work-related injury leaves a claimant unable to work for several days or more, they can receive partial reimbursement for lost wages, usually valued at two-thirds of their average weekly wage before they got hurt, through temporary disability benefits.

Those temporary disability benefits can be extended into permanent disability benefits if a claimant reaches MMI but is still dealing with a long-term loss of working capacity. Finally, if a workplace accident in the auto industry results in a fatal injury, our lawyer in Irvine could help surviving family members of the deceased worker seek workers’ comp death benefits in their loved one’s name.

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Talk to an Irvine Auto Workers’ Compensation Attorney About Recovery Options

Workers’ comp benefits can be a vital source of financial support as you recover from a serious on-the-job accident. However, they can also be deceptively hard to actually obtain in the first place, largely because of how much opposition you are likely to face from the insurance providers who are supposed to provide those benefits.

Having our Irvine auto workers’ compensation lawyer on your side will go a long way toward streamlining the workers’ comp claims process and ensuring you get the financial assistance you deserve. Call today to schedule an initial consultation.

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