If your employer is a Texas Non-Subscriber, your treatment will be determined by what benefits you have in your employer EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN. Either at the time that you hired on with your employer or, when your employer purchased their non-subscriber work injury insurance, your employer asked that you sign some insurance paperwork. Usually, at that time, you would have received the employee version of the PLAN called the SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION. As part of this insurance arrangement, you very likely also signed an agreement to arbitrate any work injury dispute with your employer. In ... Continue Reading
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How is a NON-SUBSCRIBER Work Injury Different from a Texas Worker’s Compensation?
If you are reading this, then chances are that you have been injured on the job and you’re not quite sure what kind of coverage your employer will have. Generally speaking, if you have been receiving some type of medical attention and you’ve been speaking with an insurance agent along the way, your employer has one of two possible insurance coverages: Your Employer has Texas Workers’ Compensation, or Your Employer is a Texas NON-SUBSCRIBER. If your employer has Texas Workers’ Compensation, then, determining what rights you have will be dependent on the Texas Workers’ Compensation ... Continue Reading
The Results of Truck Accidents Can Be Devastating for Victims
When driving down a Texas highway, one of a motorist's biggest fears is being involved in an accident with a large truck. Due to the severity of these accidents, the results can be devastating for victims. Unfortunately, accidents of this nature happen daily, often with tragic consequences. To learn more about how these accidents happen and why a Houston trucking lawyer at the Sandoval Law Firm can be of great assistance to you, here are the three most common causes for truck accidents: Unsafe and Negligent Driving In the majority of these accidents, the cause is unsafe and negligent ... Continue Reading
3 Most Common Causes of Truck Accidents
Most common causes of accidents between 18-wheelers and passenger vehicles Federal law allows a tractor-trailer to weigh up to 80,000 pounds. It can be difficult enough to control a "big-rig" on dry pavement. On a wet, snowy or icy roadway, maneuverability decreases while stopping distances increase significantly. When an 80,000 pound truck impacts with a 3,500 pound passenger vehicle, it's highly likely that the results will be catastrophic. According to the Sandoval Law Firm PLLC, here are three of the most common causes of accidents between 18-wheelers and passenger vehicles. Driver ... Continue Reading
Texas Teenage Driver Safety Tips
A Texas driver's license avails a teen to increased responsibilities. That license also avails Texas teens to increased dangers that we all want to avoid. The following driving tips create responsible driving habits. The Sandoval Law Firm PLLC wants to maximize teen safety on the road. We want them to learn consistent safe driving habits from the following tips. Buckle Up Any Houston car accident attorney will strongly advise that whether you are a driver or passenger, your seat belt should be buckled at all times. The overwhelming number of teen traffic deaths occurs when the victim was ... Continue Reading
5 Steps to Take After a Car Accident
What to do After a Car Accident A serious vehicular accident is a frightening event that most residents of Houston can expect to experience at least once. The victims will probably need the services of a Houston car accident attorney to help them deal with the personal and financial consequences of a car crash. They can find such help from Sandoval Law Firm PLLC. In the immediate aftereffects of a wreck, they should follow these five important steps: 1-Seek Emergency Assistance After a serious accident, emergency personnel can attend to those who have been injured and generally help ... Continue Reading
Texas Non-Subscribers and the 1-year Statute of Limitations for Work Injuries
If you’ve been injured working for a Texas Non-Subscriber, don’t make the mistake of thinking that you don’t need to seek legal advice until your treatment or benefits are denied. Time is not your friend. Some Texas Non-Subscriber employers provide wage and health benefits right until after the statute of limitations for the injury expires and you know longer have a right to file a lawsuit against them. They figure that if they keep you happy, by providing benefits, you won’t have any reason to think that you should sue your employer for injuries and limitations that you may still have. Once ... Continue Reading
Message From Hector L. Sandoval; Why Choose the Sandoval Law Firm?
Sandoval Law Firm, PLLC officially opened its doors in early 2019 with me, Houston attorney Hector L. Sandoval, at the head of business. I’ve been in active practice since 2004 and I’ve worked at three previous firms, two of which I was an owner. Our firm handles all types of personal injury cases with a focus on representing the injured worker in Texas work injuries. I grew up working in the swimming pool maintenance, construction and repair business. From this experience, I learned to understand how certain industries work and how work injuries can occur when job safety is not top ... Continue Reading
What Kind of Coverage Does Your Employer Have For Work Injuries?
Suffering an injury at work has numerous consequences! And, without sound legal advice, you’re putting your future at risk! Who pays your wages and the doctors’ bills? What if you have to live with this injury for the rest of your life? In Texas, coverage for work injuries depends on Employer status: Are they a Texas Non-Subscriber? Are they Texas Self-Insured?Do they have Texas Worker’s Compensation?Or, are they UNINSURED? Texas Work Injury Attorney Hector Sandoval represents injured workers employed by Texas Non-Subscriber Companies. A Texas Non-Subscriber Employer is a company that ... Continue Reading
What Are Texas Non-Subscribers?
If it looks like Workers’ Comp and it sounds like Workers’ Comp, it must be Workers’ Comp right? TOTALLY WRONG! Your Employer Could be a Texas Non-Subscriber or could Self-Insured! Even if your employer, the insurance company and the doctors call it workers’ compensation, you could have rights to file a lawsuit against your employer if their negligence caused your injury BECAUSE YOUR EMPLOYER COULD ACTUALLY BE A TEXAS NON-SUBSCRIBER! This means that the Company has its own insurance plan (Not Your Typical Texas Workers’ Compensation Case) that provides benefits (medical treatment and wage ... Continue Reading