San Jose Workers’ Compensation Lawyers

For over three decades, the San Jose workers’ compensation injury attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo have strived to help victims of work injuries get better and receive their fair compensation. Our philosophy is different from most law firms as we have always put the client first. To be honest, though, this has worked well for us as your success is ours, too. We will be with you all the way.

Workers’ Compensation Overview

Here is a rough guide for what generally qualifies for workers’ compensation. Workers’ compensation injuries include any injury or harm suffered by an employee while doing their job or in the scope of their employment. There are two types of loose injury categories: work injuries that happen on-the-job due to a sudden event and work injuries that build up over a longer period of time but can still be linked to your job. Many of these are due to repetitive physical stress, such as leg problems or carpal tunnel syndrome. Workplace injuries also encompass work-related medical problems including: heart disease, stress, hypertension, trouble breathing, or exposure to toxic vapors or toxic chemicals.

We Want to Help - Today

Given you are reading this page, you or a loved one is most likely suffering from a developing work injury or a sudden injury. We are sorry this has happened to you and we want to be part of the solution. Our hard work for you and your case will give you the ability to focus back on what matters most: you and your recuperation from your injury or injuries. Whether you have suffered a work injury, amputation, head injury, eye injury, spinal cord injury, arm injury, brain injury, burn injury, leg injury, foot injury, hand injury, or any other serious or catastrophic injury from an event at the office, factory, assembly line, construction site or in a car accident, bicycle accident, auto accident or truck accident, allow the San Jose Work Injury Attorneys to take your case so that you know that you, your medical care and your fair legal compensation are going to be well taken care of.

What Clients Need

Comprehensive and relevant guidance for immediate and competent medical treatment for your injury or injuries;
A smart team of prudent advocates to be on your side who can maximize benefits you are rightfully due;
A lawyer who will work with you to take this unfortunate life event and make it as successful and empowering as it can become so you can focus on healing, getting better and getting back to your regular life; and
An experienced San Jose California Workers Compensation Attorney at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo to examine your case for the possibility of Third-Party civil claims.

Required: WC Insurance

California Workers’ Compensation Law mandates that each employer in the state has to carry full Workers' Compensation insurance for their employees. It is a good system put in place for good reasons. The insurance rates vary depending on how stressful or injury-prone each type of job classification is. This is to ensure all employers have enough insurance. If they can prove they have ample-enough resources, they can apply for and qualify for workers’ compensation self-insurance. Regardless of which type of insurance, you as an employee are protected in case of an injury. This insurance provides the following:

Disability payments to you during the recovery from your injury to protect your cash flow and ability to pay living expenses;
Reimbursement of the injury-related medical expenses; and
Compensation in case you have developed long-term disabilities or injuries.

Why Use Our Injury Firm?

DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo has been working hard to protect injured people since the late 1970s. In those years, we have probably seen just about every injury type and circumstance. We will put all of our experience to work for you.

As discussed earlier, employers are required to carry the full workers’ compensation insurance by the state employment laws. The issues arise in that injury cases are not always clear. Determining if you qualify for workers’ compensation and the complete value of the compensation you are due are complex “grey areas” and legal issues. Your employer's workers’ compensation insurance company’s motivation is to minimize the amount they have to payout. They use the complicated realities of injuries to help them lower their payout packages. Getting the fair compensation you are entitled to most likely requires the representation by experienced workers' compensation lawyers.

DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo work injury lawyers can and will help you through your workplace injury. We will insure the preservation of your on-the-job injury rights and the receipt of the legal and medical benefits you are entitled to, such as:

We Can Help You by...

Conducting an initial claim value assessment;
Helping you reach MMI (Maximum Medical Improvement) by guiding you to comprehensive, immediate and competent medical treatment;
Protecting Your Job: Your employer cannot penalize or fire you if you file a claim for workers’ compensation;
Protecting Your Income: If you are not able to do your job then your employer is required by law to pay disability; and
Maximizing your State Disability Benefits (SDI) and Social Security Benefits to the top amounts allowed under the law.

Maximize Your Recovery

The San Jose California Workers' Compensation attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo will be at your side for all parts of this case. We will work to make you whole once more. Our attorneys will examine all cases for other responsible parties in addition to that of just your employer and/or place of work. If the injury you sustained occurred while working but is also due to the negligence of a Third Party, you possibly are able to obtain additional compensation beyond that provided by the California workers' compensation laws. When a Third Party is involved in your injury or injuries, our lawyers can represent you in both a worker's compensation claim and a civil legal cause of action against the additional Third Party.

Additional Range of Benefits

Work injuries that require proceeding with a California workers’ compensation claim and a civil Third Party work injury claim are legally delicate. This is due to the fact that both claims may be separate but they are actually linked to each other. A mistake in either claim’s legal proceeding will cause your options to compensation under both claims to possibly be limited. San Jose California Workers' Compensation attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo have successfully worked on these workers’ comp and civil work injury claims for over thirty years. We are ready to help you regardless the complexity of your case and injury.

Consultations are Free- Contact Us

Most work injury clients come to our firm with a lot of worries, stress and questions. We have the free initial consultation and case evaluation as an avenue for you to relax, find answers and find help. For the consultation, you will speak and meet with a lawyer who will do the following: listen to you and your full story, answer your questions and then explain how the process works if you want to go forward.

To relieve even more stress, we have a No Upfront Fees Policy. Until we do our job and win the injury case(s), you won’t be charged any legal fees or costs for our time and assistance. We believe we should not be paid if we are not able to do our job and win for you. We want you to know that we are ready to meet you at our office, your home or hospital room Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm. We also are available to meet you in the evening or on the weekends by appointment. If you cannot make it to our office we will come to you. You can call us seven days a week to schedule an appointment or ask any question you have at (408) 608-0860.