Disability Benefits

If you get hurt on the job in Long Beach or Fullerton, California law entitles you to several types of workers' compensation benefits. These include medical treatment, wage replacement through temporary disability, permanent disability payments if you don't fully recover, help finding new work if you can't return to your old job, and death benefits for surviving family members. Knowing which of these apply to your case can mean the difference between a fair recovery and a cla

Temporary disability benefits provide two-thirds of your lost wages while you heal, while permanent disability compensates you for lasting physical or mental limitations after you reach maximum medical improvement. In California, temporary disability typically caps at 104 weeks, after which your case shifts to a permanent rating. Understanding the difference ensures you don't lose thousands of dollars during the transition between these two distinct phases of workers' compens