{"id":1239,"date":"2022-02-01T17:35:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/?page_id=1239"},"modified":"2025-06-05T13:31:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T20:31:02","slug":"compensacion-de-trabajadores-lesiones-de-espalda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/es\/compensacion-de-trabajadores\/lesion-laboral\/compensacion-de-trabajadores-lesiones-de-espalda\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesi\u00f3n de espalda"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1239\" class=\"elementor elementor-1239\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf0be0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf0be0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8c9244\" data-id=\"b8c9244\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8b89bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8b89bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workers\u2019 Comp for Back Injury<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b9ed3c elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b9ed3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-382338d\" data-id=\"382338d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5565f elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed5565f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Occupational Injuries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bdf89d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3bdf89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/workers-compensation\/occupational-injury\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Occupational Injury<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/workers-compensation\/occupational-injury\/slip-and-fall-injury\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Slip &amp; Fall Injuries<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/workers-compensation\/occupational-injury\/neck-injuries\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Neck Injuries<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/workers-compensation\/occupational-injury\/psycological-trauma\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Psychological Trauma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/workers-compensation\/occupational-injury\/carpal-tunnel-injury\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Carpal Tunnel Injury<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/workers-compensation\/occupational-injury\/cumulative-trauma\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cumulative Trauma Injury<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/workers-compensation\/occupational-injury\/construction\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Construction Site Injury<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d81e3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d81e3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:81,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a527d0b\" data-id=\"a527d0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f457a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f457a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONTACT US<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48db523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48db523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Speak to a representative at California Work Injury Law Center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83078c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d83078c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT US<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23579d6\" data-id=\"23579d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5cba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e5cba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back injuries are among the most common workplace injuries. Whether your back injury is the result of an accident or repetitive strain over time, the resulting pain can be debilitating, making it hard or even impossible to perform your job duties. Back pain is a leading cause\u00a0of work-loss days and work limitations for employees in the U.S.<\/span><\/p><p>California Work Injury Law Center has years of experience helping clients who have suffered from a back injury in the workplace. Our team of attorneys has seen everything from strains and sprains, to herniated discs, and everything in between including injuries requiring surgery. Our extensive experience with these cases include a client who suffered from an injury in the workplace requiring surgery, and they were offered $35K in compensation. After hiring our team, we were able to get the client over $100K after\u00a0negotiating with the defense attorneys and adjuster. We are here to fight for your justice.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e55deda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e55deda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Qualifies as a Back Injury?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c1c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31c1c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many different types of injuries qualify as a back injuries. For example, back injuries sustained during work accident can be caused by a specific event (falling from a ladder) and\/or back pain caused by repetitive stress or strain. These types of injuries, labeled as a continuance trauma result from repetitive lifting, lowering, or twisting, but can even be caused by standing or sitting for long periods of time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees who perform physical labor, such as factory workers, construction workers, and healthcare workers are at increased risk for both accidents and repetitive strain injuries. For example, a factory worker could sustain a spinal fracture when he or she is struck by a piece of equipment, or a nurse could strain his or her back as a result of repeatedly lifting and moving patients.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, workers whose jobs are primarily sedentary can also be at risk. For example, long-haul truckers who sit for hours at a time, do not use their back muscles and arrive at their destination only to unload heavy cargo can put extra stress on the spine. Even office workers can experience back injuries as a result of poor posture while sitting at a desk all day.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e478ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e478ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most Common Types of Workers\u2019 Compensation Back Injuries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c4056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42c4056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Herniated Disc<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disks between vertebrae contain a gel-like substance in the center of them. The outer part of a disk is made up of fibrous\u00a0cartilage that keeps the gel contained.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the outer part gets tears or splits, the gel can poke out. This is what it means for a disk to become herniated. A herniated disk is also called a \u201cruptured disk\u201d or a \u201cslipped disk.\u201d You can think of it like a jelly doughnut whose filling has squirted out.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Nerve Compression<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nerve compression syndrome occurs\u00a0when a nerve is squeezed or compacted. It typically occurs at a single location. Nerves in the torso, limbs, and extremities may be affected. Common symptoms include pain, numbness, and muscle weakness at the site of the nerve.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Spinal Cord Injury<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A spinal cord injury \u2014 damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal (cauda equina) \u2014 often causes permanent changes in strength, sensation and other body functions below the site of the injury.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Paraplegia<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paraplegia is a term used to describe the inability to voluntarily move the lower parts of the body. The areas of impaired mobility usually include the toes, feet, legs, and may or may not include the abdomen.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Back strain<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A strain is an injury to either a muscle or tendon. Tendons are the tough, fibrous bands of tissue that connect muscle to bone. With a back strain, the muscles and tendons that support the spine are twisted, pulled or torn.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Back sprain<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A back sprain is the stretching or tearing of a ligament. Ligaments are the fibrous bands of tissue that connect two or more bones at a joint and prevent excessive movement of the joint.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472e4b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"472e4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Much a Back Injury in the Workplace Can Cost You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9561f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9561f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Financial repercussions<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The total cost of work injuries in 2019 was $171.0 billion. This figure includes wage and productivity losses of $53.9 billion,\u00a0medical expenses of $35.5 billion, and administrative expenses of $59.7 billion. The total also includes damage to motor vehicles in work-related injuries of $5.0 billion and\u00a0fire losses of $3.7 billion.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The cost per worker in 2019 was $1,100. This includes the value of goods or services each worker must produce to offset the cost of work injuries. It is\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the average cost of a work-related injury.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Medical bills<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cost per medically consulted injury in 2019 was $42,000, while the cost per death was $1,220,000. These figures include estimates of wage losses, medical expenses, administrative expenses, and employer costs, but exclude property damage costs except motor vehicles.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Time off work<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 105,000,000 days lost in 2019 are a result of injuries that occurred in 2019 and days lost in 2019 from injuries that occurred in previous years.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Days lost due to injuries in 2019 totaled 70,000,000. This estimate includes the actual time lost during the year from disabling injuries but excludes time lost on the day of the injury, the time required for further medical treatment, or check-ups following the injured person\u2019s return to work.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Treatments<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there is reason to suspect that a specific condition is causing your work-related back pain, your primary treating physician might order one or more tests such as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>X-ray.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These images show the alignment of your bones and whether you have arthritis or broken bones. These images alone won&#8217;t show problems with your spinal cord, muscles, nerves, or disks.<\/span><\/li><li><b>MRI\u00a0or\u00a0CT\u00a0scans.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These scans generate images that can reveal herniated disks or problems with bones, muscles, tissue, tendons, nerves, ligaments, and blood vessels.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Blood tests.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0These can help determine whether you have an infection or other condition that might be causing your pain.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Bone scan.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In rare cases, your doctor might use a bone scan to look for bone tumors or compression fractures caused by osteoporosis.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Nerve studies.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Electromyography (EMG) measures the electrical impulses produced by the nerves and the responses of your muscles. This test can confirm nerve compression caused by herniated disks or narrowing of your spinal canal (spinal stenosis).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3cfb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e3cfb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;font-family: Arial;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\"><b>California Workers\u2019 Compensation for Back Injury<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699cfac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"699cfac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you sustained a back injury while on the job and your claim has been accepted, the workers\u2019 compensation carrier should pay for your medical expenses and a portion of any wages you lose as a result of being unable to work. There are a number of hurdles to overcome before you are entitled to any benefits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most significant of these is proving that your injury really is related to your work, and not\u2014as insurance companies and employers often argue\u2014the result of a pre-existing condition or something you did on your personal time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2330524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2330524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;font-family: Arial;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\"><b>When to Hire a Back Injury Lawyer<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8163b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8163b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although most workers with back injuries eventually receive compensation, many initially have their claims denied and need to litigate the claim. It is important to hire California Work Injury Law Center\u00a0to help you through the process so you can receive more compensation than employees who don&#8217;t hire a lawyer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California Work Injury Law Center charges what&#8217;s known as a &#8220;contingency fee,&#8221; which is a 15% of your overall settlement or award. This means that you do not have to pay anything up front, and if you do not recover a settlement you do not pay anything. Injured workers who have a lawyer to guide them through the workers&#8217; comp process still generally\u00a0take home more in compensation than those who do not hire a lawyer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa57484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa57484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;font-family: Arial;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\"><b>When Can A Back Injury Lawyer Pursue Compensation?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d232c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31d232c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workers&#8217; compensation insurance carriers deny most claims and claim that your back pain is not work-related, but is instead the result of a\u00a0pre-existing condition. For example, they may point to a car accident that happened while you were off duty, an old sports injury, or simply the effects of aging on the spine.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is imperative that you call California Work Injury Law Center to advocate on your behalf. Even if you have a prior injury, your new injury may still be covered by workers&#8217; compensation if it is aggravated by the old one (but you might not receive as much compensation). In the case of other claimed pre-existing conditions, such as the effects of aging, you may be able to demonstrate that it was performing your job duties\u2014not getting older\u2014that actually caused your back pain.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To increase your odds of recovering workers\u2019 compensation benefits, make sure to contact California Work Injury Law Center so that we can navigate on how to discuss your injury with medical providers and whether it is an aggravation or exacerbation of your prior injury.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709f912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"709f912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;font-family: Arial;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\"><b>Back Injury FAQs<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aefd3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aefd3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\"><b>When do you need a back injury lawyer?&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab4e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bab4e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 18px;\">You will need a back injury lawyer when you are injured on the job and the workers&#8217; compensation insurance carrier is not authorizing medical treatment or benefits. Alternatively, if you have been fired and have back pain caused from a specific injury or repetitive duties; a back injury lawyer can file a workers\u2019 compensation case on your behalf.&nbsp;<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c574d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c574d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\"><b>What should you do before calling a back injury lawyer?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe7baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fe7baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to calling a back injury lawyer, it is important that you report your injury to a supervisor or employer in writing, complete a DWC-1 claim form provided by your employer and obtain medical reporting evidencing your back injury (industrial clinic, emergency room, urgent care doctor\u2019s report of first industrial injury). <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628a2d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"628a2d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\"><b>How much do back injury cases settle for?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdb2b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfdb2b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back injury settlements are dependent on various factors and involves negotiating with the employer&#8217;s insurance company to reach a settlement. California Work Injury Law Center has the experience and expertise to estimate how much your case is worth based on a number of factors, including:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the extent of your injuries and resulting limitations in what you can do<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your past medical expenses, as well as the cost of medical treatment you&#8217;ll need in the future<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">whether you have lasting or whole person impairments and the extent of your permanent disability \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">whether your employer owes you for retro-active temporary\u00a0(wage loss) benefits and penalties for late payments, and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your previous wages<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California Work Injury Law Center understand the negotiating tricks and tactics used by insurance companies, from low-ball offers to bogus &#8220;final offers&#8221; that really aren&#8217;t. 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