Case denied

Case Denied

“I was  injured at work, haven’t gotten any medical treatment or time off to recover, and just received a notice that the Insurance company is denying my claim.  Now what?”

We see this all of the time.

Under California law,  you have strict timelines for filing and proving your workers’ compensation claim. First, an injured worker must give written notice of injury or illness to the employer within 30 days of when it occurred. An employer must provide a workers’ compensation claim form, which an injured worker must fill out and return to the employer. An employer who doesn’t have required insurance, refuses to give an injured worker a claim form to report an injury, or who refuses to report a work injury is committing insurance fraud and breaking the law.   After being notified of an injury the workers’ compensation insurance carrier has 90 days to accept or deny the claim. Insurance carriers are required by law to do a “reasonable investigation” before denying claims, although this doesn’t always happen. 

Injury claims are often denied for factual or medical reasons, but no matter what the basis for denial is, injured workers must act quickly to challenge denials or lose their right to medical treatment and other benefits.   Overturning denials is a complicated process which requires knowledge of court procedure, strict timelines, and the process for getting medical opinions which support a work related injury.   

If your work injury claim is denied contact Borrego law immediately. We have decades of experience and have helped thousands of workers overturn their denials.  We’ll win you the the medical treatment and benefits you deserve.

José A Borrego

Attorney at Law

joseborregolaw.com

Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability, Family Law

(916) 446-14911

730 Alhambra Blvd #208 SAC CA 95816