Exposure to chemicals, fumes, dust, cleaning agents, solvents, and other hazardous substances can cause serious health problems. In some cases, symptoms appear immediately. In others, the effects develop after repeated exposure over months or years.
If you believe your job exposed you to a harmful substance, California Workers Injury Law Center can help you understand your rights and pursue benefits available under California workers’ compensation law.
Employees in construction, healthcare, maintenance, manufacturing, laboratories, hospitality, and other industries may encounter hazardous substances as part of their regular work.
Workplace exposure claims may involve:
The type of exposure and how long it occurred can both be important when evaluating a claim.
Workplace exposure may affect different parts of the body depending on the substance involved.
Potential conditions can include:
Some employees may not immediately realize their symptoms are connected to their workplace, especially when a condition develops gradually.
These claims can be challenging because insurance companies may dispute whether the workplace exposure actually caused the medical condition.
Important evidence may include:
A strong medical opinion connecting the exposure to your condition can also be critical.
Attorney Rae Sadeghian-Levin previously represented insurance carriers in workers’ compensation matters. She now uses that experience to help employees facing difficult workplace injury and exposure claims.
Our firm can help investigate how the exposure occurred, address disputes over medical treatment or causation, and pursue the workers’ compensation benefits available for a qualifying work-related condition.
If you became sick or injured after exposure to a hazardous substance at work, do not assume you have to prove the entire case on your own.
California Workers Injury Law Center offers free consultations and no upfront attorney fees.
Call (949) 767-4423 or complete our online form to speak with a Costa Mesa toxic exposure attorney.
