WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Helping Injured Workers

With more than a decade of experience representing injured workers, our practice, led by Alex McKay, is focused on helping workers navigate California’s workers’ compensation system and secure the medical care and benefits they are entitled to after a workplace injury. The emphasis is on protecting injured workers’ rights and holding insurance companies accountable when benefits are delayed, denied, or underpaid.
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Our Workers' Compensation Legal Services

Denied Claims

Challenging and overturning wrongful denials of workers’ compensation claims, including injuries incorrectly classified as non‑industrial or unsupported. The focus is on establishing compensability and making sure valid claims are accepted.

Primary Treating Physician Selection

Assisting injured workers with selecting and changing primary treating physicians to ensure they receive appropriate, effective medical care from qualified providers who understand work‑related injuries.

Medical‑Legal Discovery

Managing medical‑legal discovery to ensure injured workers receive thorough, fair, and accurate evaluations of their injuries, disability, and need for ongoing treatment, including challenging biased or incomplete reports.

Utilization Review and Independent Medical Review Appeals

Appealing improper Utilization Review and Independent Medical Review decisions that delay, modify, or deny necessary medical treatment, with the goal of securing timely and appropriate care.

Death Claims

Representing surviving family members and dependents in workers’ compensation death claims, and fighting to ensure all available benefits are recovered following work‑related fatalities.

Why Choose NorCal Advocates for Workers' Compensation Cases

Focused Experience in Workers’ Compensation

We built our workers’ compensation practice to exclusively represent injured workers. We bring more than a decade of experience to each case we take on. We understand the importance of resolving benefit issues as soon as possible and the value of connecting injured workers with qualified treating physicians.

Individualized Legal Strategies

We know that no two injuries or cases are the same, and every client needs an individualized approach to handling their injury. Our litigating strategy needs to ultimately serve you, not just your injury.

Personalized Attention

Our firm encourages working on your case as a team with your attorney and facilitates direct contact between you and your attorney. From the moment you retain NorCal Advocates, you will receive an attorney’s direct line and email.

Contingency Fee Represenation

We represent injured workers on a contingency fee basis. There are no attorney’s fees due unless there’s a recovery, so you never need to worry about paying attorney fees for workers compensation representation.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Workers' Compensation

How do I know if I have a case?

You have a case if you were an employee injured doing your job. While being injured at work supports a claim of injury, it does not mean you will be entitled to benefits or that the case is viable. You should consult with an attorney about any claimed injuries.

Who is workers’ compensation for?

Workers’ compensation benefits, medical care and financial support, are for workers who were injured while doing their job. The severity of the injury does not matter, only that you were injured doing your job.

If I was hurt while remote working, traveling for work, or in a different state do I have a California Workers’ Compensation case?

Yes, depending on circumstances. California workers’ compensation can apply to a number of workplace injuries that do not happen on the jobsite or even in the state of California. A consultation with an attorney would be needed to provide an answer for your specific circumstances.

Do I need to hire a lawyer for my workers’ compensation injury?

No, but retaining a lawyer is recommended.

When should I hire a lawyer for my workers’ compensation case?

The sooner the better. Hiring a lawyer early in your case provides more time and opportunity for a lawyer to advantageously affect your case. Another major value of having an attorney is allowing them to monitor your case and prevent issues from arising rather than resolving them. The contingency fee structure of representation also means that it does not cost you more if the attorney works on your case longer. If you do delay in retaining counsel, you may limit a lawyer’s ability to help your case.

Does it matter if my lawyer is not a local attorney?

Yes, and hiring a local attorney is generally recommended. Most modern workers’ compensation representation can be done remotely. However, local attorneys tend to have advantages in their locality. Local attorneys usually have better knowledge of physicians in the area, have experience at your local court, and should be able to meet you in person without onerous travel.

Can a lawyer do anything about denied medical treatment?

Yes, but help with medical treatment denials is limited. A workers’ compensation attorney can appeal treatment denied by utilization review to independent medical review, but cannot go to court to overturn independent medical review decisions. An attorney also cannot generally go to court to force defendants to provide specific medical treatments.

What does it cost to hire you for workers compensation representation?

Nothing. We represent injured workers on a contingency fee basis, which means you never need to pay us for workers’ compensation representation. We are paid a percentage of what we recover from insurance for you.

Past Results

Our lead attorney Alex McKay has secured more than $20 Million in total funds from defendants for injured workers.  This includes:
  • $2.5 Million Recovery
    Injured worker who fell down an elevator shaft, resulting in a traumatic brain injury, multiple orthopedic fractures, and a cardiac event.
  • $1.5 Million Recovery
    Injured worker who suffered a traumatic amputation injury in the course of employment.
  • $612,000 Recovery
    Injured worker who sustained facial fractures, neurological injury, dental damage, and orthopedic injuries as a result of a workplace fall.

Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in future cases. Each case is unique and is evaluated based on its individual facts.

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520 Capitol Mall, Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95814