Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law
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Is Staying Really an Option? Not really! You must understand the two cases that you are dealing with! In Texas Non-Subscriber cases, you are really dealing with two situations (cases): The Work Injury Claim for Benefits (Medical Treatment and Wage Payments) under the Company’s Insurance (ERISA Work Injury Benefit Plan) and, the Work Injury Negligence Case against your employer. As you will ... Continue Reading
Is My Employer a Non-Subscriber? Texas employers that have chosen to go outside of Texas Workers’ Compensation and have adopted a work injury benefit program under ERISA are commonly referred to as Texas Non-Subscribers. There are several non-subscriber employers in Texas and, therefore, if you get injured on the job, a good starting point for you is to figure out whether your claim is a ... Continue Reading
This is the fourth straight yearly increase since 2016. Key findings from the 2020 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries show us that the share of Hispanic or Latino workers fatally injured on the job continued to grow, increasing to 22.5 percent (1,072 fatalities) from 20.4 percent (1,088 fatalities) in 2019. Fatal work injuries to Hispanic and Latino workers Across Various ... Continue Reading
Dallas Non-Subscriber Work Injury Cases We know that Texas has the highest rate of workplace fatalities in the United States. But what about Dallas, Texas? Many of the workplace deaths occur on construction sites, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 214,000 workers were injured in Texas in 2018 alone. But one can question what makes Texas construction sites so dangerous? Many ... Continue Reading
You want to see where it goes ? You want to see what the company doctor tells you? If I were injured on the job and was being told that the company had a work injury program that is specifically designed to provide medical and wage benefits, I’d also want to do what I could to make sure I followed the rules necessary to qualify for those benefits! Unfortunately, Texas Non-subscriber programs do ... Continue Reading
Why Wait? You’re Just Letting Your Employer Build Their Defense! I get it! First, you don’t’ trust lawyers and you don’t know which one to hire. I recommend you invest time and get your research done as soon as possible. If that isn’t enough, you’ve been injured on the job and now you need advice but you don’t want your employer (Non-subscribers: Amazon, Walmart, HEB, Lowe’s, etc.) to find out ... Continue Reading
Sandoval Law Firm Stands Up for Injured Texans Let's start with a simple question, "Why should an injured worker be worried in Texas?" Because there is a pattern of behavior followed by Texas Non-Subscriber companies and their insurance carriers that does not favor the injured Texan! At Sandoval Law Firm, PLLC, we handle nonsubscriber work injury cases in large quantities all over the State ... Continue Reading
What Work Injury Coverage Does Your Employer Have? Texas Workers’ Compensation (Texas Department of Insurance) Non-Subscriber (Work Injury Benefit Plan under ERISA) Self-Insured (Railroads and other large companies) No Coverage. In Texas, if you suffer a work injury, you can have any one of the above situations in your case. Sometimes, determining which coverage you employer has ... Continue Reading
According to the BLS Work Accident Statistics, the leading cause of workplace deaths was motor vehicle accidents. Roughly 40% of workplace deaths occurred in transportation incidents. Other leading causes were fall/slips and trips, deaths from being struck by objects or equipment, and exposure to harmful chemicals. When the loved passed away in an accident caused by the negligent actions of ... Continue Reading
