Workers' compensation in San Luis Obispo
Workers' compensation help for injured workers in San Luis Obispo. Our office is on Pacific Street in San Luis Obispo.
Where people work in and around San Luis Obispo
Many of the injured workers we see from San Luis Obispo are city and county employees, or work in construction, grocery stores, the prison and schools.
Correctional officers and other safety workers may also have benefits through CalPERS called industrial disability retirement. We know that process well, but we don't represent people in CalPERS matters. Because those are retirement benefits, not workers' comp benefits, no attorney fee comes out of them.
Certain classes of correctional officers receive 4850 time instead of temporary disability.
What to know about workers' compensation in San Luis Obispo
- The San Luis Obispo office of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) covers San Luis Obispo.
- You rarely need to go to the board. Only expedited hearings and trials are in person. Everything else is virtual, and your attorney can often appear for you.
- Meet however works for you. Your first conversation is free, by phone, video or in our San Luis Obispo office. Many clients like to come in, especially to sign settlement paperwork, but you never have to make the drive.
- The insurance company reimburses mileage for trips to your doctor's appointments and to the pharmacy for medication. That matters if you drive a long way.
- Every employee is eligible for workers' compensation benefits, whatever their immigration status or paperwork.
- An injury that builds up over time (cumulative trauma) can be a claim, not just a single accident.
Some of these details depend on your employer and bargaining unit, so they vary.
Talk with us about your claim.
A real person in our office reads every inquiry and responds within two business days.
Have a deadline in the next few days? Say so in your message, and we'll look at yours first. You can also call us Monday through Thursday, 9 to noon or 2 to 4.
Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. Closed Fridays.