They hold workshops for injured workers. To contact or find a local office, check the Government Pages at the front of the white pages of your phone book. Consult an Attorney. Lawyers who specialize in helping injured workers with their workers' compensation claims are called applicants' attorneys. Their job is to plan a strategy for your case, gather information to support your claim, keep track of deadlines, and represent you in hearings before a workers' compensation administrative law judge of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.
Most attorneys offer one free consultation.
If you hire an attorney, the attorney's fees will be taken out of benefits that you receive later. A judge must approve the fee. If you have a serious dispute that may require a decision by a workers' compensation administrative law judge, and Application for Adjudication must be timely filed, normally within one year from the date of your injury of the last date your were paid benefits. It is illegal for your employer to punish or fire you for having a job injury, or for filing a workers' compensation claim when hurt on the job. It's also illegal for your employer to discriminate against you because of a serious disability.