Rights of Injured Workers

Workers' Compensation Lawyer Serving Lancaster and Palmdale, CA

As an employee in Palmdale or Lancaster, you have particular rights that should be protected. In addition to protection from discrimination and harassment, these rights pertain to any work-related injury or accident that may occur. If you are injured on the job, you have the right to prompt, effective medical treatment. You have the right to file a workers' compensation claim for your injury, to seek benefits for medical care, lost earnings and possibly more. You have the right to file for workers' comp benefits without fear of employer retaliation, such as wrongful termination, demotion or discrimination of any kind. In addition to this, you have the right to up to $10,000 in medical treatment while your workers' compensation claim is pending.

To have the right to seek workers' compensation benefits, you need only prove that your injury was related to the duties of your job. Unlike other forms of injury claims, you do not need to prove that someone else was negligent and caused your injuries. You have the right to workers' compensation regardless of who was at fault, even if you yourself may have been to blame.

Protecting Workers' Rights in the Antelope Valley

A workers' compensation lawyer at Pacific Attorney Group can help if you or someone you know was injured at work. We represent injured workers' rights throughout Palmdale, Lancaster and the surrounding areas in the Antelope Valley, working to assist our clients in recovering the full financial benefits to which they should be entitled by law. If you would like to learn more about our attorney services in this regard, feel free to call us at 800-670-8142 for a free case review. At this time, we can talk to you about your incident and what we can do to protect your rights.

Contact a workers' compensation attorney in Lancaster or Palmdale to learn more about your rights as an injured worker and how we can help.