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Frequently Asked Questions

DID YOU KNOW?

DO I HAVE A WORK INJURY

WHAT DO I DO WHEN INJURED

I NEED TREATMENT

WORKERS COMPENSATION BENEFITS

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1. You do not have to have a valid social security number to qualify for workers
compensation benefts.
2 You do not need to have legal "papers" to qualify for workers compensation benefts.
3 You can be part-time and still qualify for workers compensation benefits.
4 You can be a seasonal worker and still qualify for workers compensation benefits.
5 You can sometimes sue your employer civilly and before the Workers Compensation
Appeals Board
6 You can be an "independent contractor" and still qualify for workers compensation
benefits.
7 You can work for a "family" and not a company and still qualify for workers
compensation benefits.
8 Your employer/insurance company is required to pay for your initial medical treatment.
9 If your employer does not have workers compensation insurance you can qualify for
workers compensation benefits.
10 You do not have to have an "accident" to qualify for workers compensation benefits.
Please read the section DO I HAVE AN INJURY below.
11 Injured workers sometimes do not realize they had a workers ompensation injury as it is
happening. Please read the section DO I HAVE AN INJURY below.

If your employer claims you cannot have a claim because of these reasons, you should consult an attorney. If you need help, we are here to help you. Please call 1-800-
666-6666 for an appointment for a free consultation.
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Shandler & Associates handles your case without payment until such time as your case is resolved. At that time, Shandler & Associates usually requests 15% of all the benefits you have/will receive. All fees are reviewed and approved by the Workers Compensation Appeals Board (Court for Work Injuries). That means that Shandler & Associates works on a Contingency Basis which means If you do not receive any compensation, then Shandler & Associates does not receive any fees and does not charge any fees for which you are obligated to pay.

If you have questions about your injury, we are here to help you. Please call 1-800-666-6666 for an appointment for a free consultation.
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Some injured workers believe they are precluded from claiming workers compensation benefits because they do not work consistently or do not work full-time, or only work for certain seasons of the year. This is not true. You may qualify for Workers Compensation Benefits if you are a seasonal worker, a parttime worker, or a temporary worker.

If you have questions about your injury, we are here to help you. Please call 1-800-666-6666 for an appointment for a free consultation.
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Sometimes an injured worker's employer does not have insurance. The State of California has an Uninsured Employers Benefit Trust Fund which replaces the insurance company for the injured worker.

Sometimes an employer tells an injured worker that the employer does not have Workers Compensation Insurance when in actuality, they do.

If you have been told there is no insurance to cover your injury, you should consult legal counsel.

If you have questions about your injury, we are here to help you. Please call 1-800-666-6666 for an appointment for a free consultation.
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Some injured workers believe that if they work for a "family" at their home that they are not qualified to received Workers Compensation Benefits. However, this is not true. If you are injured while working for a family in the home, you may qualify for Workers Compensation Benefits.

If you have questions about your injury, we are here to help you. Please call 1-800-666-6666 for an appointment for a free consultation.
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There are two types of injuries:
1) a sudden event or what's commonly called an "accident" or an "incident"
2) a gradual injury (like wear and tear) which happens little by little over time until the worker feels aches and pains and does not realize why.

Each type of "injury" are equally valid.

If you have questions about your injury, we are here to help you. Please call 1-800-666-6666 for an appointment for a free consultation.
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Some injured workers may have had symptoms in a body part, for example in their right knee, before they began working for their current employer, a trucking company. However, over time, the worker's right knee symptoms increased as he used his right foot to repeatedly depress the accelerator and then the brake and climb in an out of the truck. The increase in his right knee symptoms may qualify for a work injury. This is an aggravation of a pre-existing condition. This can happen with stress, heart disease, high blood pressure, etc

If you have questions about your injury, we are here to help you. Please call 1-800-666-6666 for an appointment for a free consultation.

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