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What Isn’t Covered Under Workers Compensation

Everyone loves a cut and dry situation. No one plans on getting injured on the job. However, there are options in place for you to provide benefits while you are recovering. In order to know what is covered by worker's compensation. Contact a Los Angeles on the job injury lawyer William Kropach at Law Offices of Kropach & Kropach. Set up a legal consultation today.

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What Isn’t Covered Under Workers Compensation

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  1. What Isn’t Covered Under Workers Compensation

  2. Everyone loves a cut and dry situation. For example, a car runs into you. It is clearly and obviously that drivers fault and not yours. The police believe the same story and so does the court when you sue for damages. There is no way for the at-fault driver to claim that you did anything wrong. It feels liberating. It feels simple. No one plans on getting injured on the job. However, there are options in place for you to provide benefits while you are recovering. In order to know what is covered by workers compensation.

  3. What isn’t Covered ➢ Stress or other psychiatric injuries. However, there is a caveat. If we can make a strong relationship between the mental health condition and the workplace, there is a chance that you can get coverage for such an injury or illness. California believes in protecting those with mental health issues. Don’t be scared to try and get the benefits you need if you are suffering from mental health. ➢ Self-inflicted injuries. Because these injuries did not result from a work injury, it will more than likely be denied coverage. ➢ Everyone loves coworkers they can play around with. However, if you were to become injured as a result of horseplay or fighting, you will not be covered. Take the workplace seriously and take the horseplay outside.

  4. What isn’t Covered ➢ Injuries that happen while you commute to and from work. If part of your job responsibilities requires you to drive then there may be situations where injuries from traveling can be covered. However, typically, if you are driving to and from your office you are not considered “on the clock”. This means that you can not be covered by your employer. ➢ If you are committing a crime while at work and get injured, it is not covered. ➢ If you are drunk or under the influence of drugs, the injury is considered self-inflicted and not covered by workers compensation. For example, bartenders beware. Do not drink behind the bar while working because if you slip and fall it may be on our dime and not the companies. Last, if you are injured while violating the rules of your employment, you will not be covered. ➢

  5. Hire An Attorney What will be covered? Injuries while performing normal job responsibilities while at your place of work. Even though the scenario can be complicated to explain, if you can avoid the bulleted list above, you should have a functional workers compensation claim. Contact a Los Angeles on the job injury lawyer William Kropach at the Law Offices of Kropach & Kropach. Set up a legal consultation today.

  6. LAW OFFICES OF KROPACH & KROPACH Phone: 818-609-7005 1055 W 7th St 33rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Phone: 323-454-1203 Fax: 818-609-8126 https://www.williamkropach.com/Contact.shtml

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