How To Find Out If Your Employer Has Workers’ Compensation Insurance

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HOW TO FIND OUT IF YOUR EMPLOYER HAS WORKERS
COMPENSATION INSURANCE?
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WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE?
If you want to seek workers compensation for
your work-related physical or stress-related
injury, the question, Does my employer even have
workers comp insurance? has probably crossed
your mind once or twice.
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FOUR CATEGORIES
This is a good question to ask yourself and a Los
Angeles stress related injuries attorney, who
would perform a background check on your employer
to see if he/she can be classified as any of
these four categories 1)Insured 2)Self-Insured
3)Legally Uninsured 4)Illegally Uninsured. So
knowing beforehand if your employer does or does
not carry workers compensation insurance
coverage is important before reporting your
workplace injury and seeking compensation to
prevent unnecessary delays.
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WHY YOUR EMPLOYERS NEEDS WORKERS COMPENSATION
INSURANCE
But why cannot I get my workers compensation
claim approved by my employer without the
insurance company? this is the question, here at
the Law Offices of Kropach Kropach, hear way
too often. Let the Los Angeles workers
compensation attorney explain.
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TYPES OF INSURED EMPLOYERS IN CALIFORNIA
There are four categories of employers workers
compensation insurance. Having no workers comp
insurance coverage whatsoever is considered to be
illegally uninsured, and makes it practically
impossible for you to collect workers comp
benefits without seeking the legal advice of a
Los Angeles stress related injuries attorney.
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WHAT IF YOUR EMPLOYER DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE?
There are also employers who can be legally
uninsured, but there are not many of them in
California. Illegally uninsured employers, on the
other hand, are quite prevalent in Los Angeles
and elsewhere in California. While an illegally
uninsured employer may agree to pay for your
workplace injuries while bypassing the workers
compensation system, many uninsured employers are
reluctant to cooperate.
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LAW OFFICES OF KROPACH KROPACH
Here at the Law Offices of Kropach Kropach, the
experienced attorneys will answer all your
questions about workers compensation in
California. Call at 818-609-7005 or complete this
contact form to get a free consultation. Address
6345 Balboa Boulevard, Suite 222 Encino, CA
91316