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BENEFITS & PROCESS
What the Labor Code provides, and how a claim moves
The claim, start to finish
Every deadline, in order
Denied claims
What a denial does and does not mean
Temporary disability
Two-thirds of your wage, while you cannot work
Permanent disability
Ratings, weeks, and the life pension
Medical treatment
Your doctors, utilization review, the MPN
Settlements
C&R or Stipulations, and the five years
All benefits & process
INJURIES
What your injury may mean for your claim
Low back
Ratings, surgery, return to work
Shoulder
Rotator cuff and overhead work
Knee
Meniscus, ligaments, kneeling trades
Traumatic brain injury
Concussion through catastrophic
Carpal tunnel & RSI
Cumulative trauma, and when it counts
Catastrophic injuries
240 weeks, life care, life pension
All injuries
YOUR JOB
The injuries your industry sees most
Construction
Falls, heights, third-party claims
Warehouse & logistics
Lifting, forklifts, repetitive strain
Healthcare
Patient handling, needlesticks
Restaurants & food service
Burns, slips, cumulative trauma
Janitorial
Chemicals and repetitive motion
Agriculture
Heat, machinery, pesticides
Every industry
FREE TOOLS
Calculators and guides, nothing to sign up for
Weekly benefits
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Rating to weeks to dollars
Average weekly wage
The number every benefit multiplies from
Medical mileage
76¢ a mile from July 1, 2026
Deadlines
Every clock from your date of injury
Case value
A range, with the statutes
C&R or Stipulations?
Two structures, compared
Should you call a lawyer?
An honest two-minute triage
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NOT SURE WHICH APPLIES?
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Five short questions, no obligation, and a real person calls you back within one business day — in English, Spanish, or Korean. You do not need every document, or the right words. Start with what is happening right now.
No fee unless we recover
You sign nothing until we recommend it
Interpreter at no cost
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1
You tell us
Two minutes, no documents.
2
We call back
One business day, your language.
3
You decide
About fifteen minutes. Nothing to sign to talk.
WHICH IS CLOSEST?
QUESTION 1 OF 5
Pick the closest one. You can explain the rest when we talk.
It just happened, or I haven't filed yet
My claim was denied, or is delayed
My checks stopped, or are late
Treatment was denied or cut short
A QME, a rating, or a settlement offer is coming
I was fired, or I have restrictions and no work
My case is settled and I got worse
Something else, or not sure
Confidential and free. Sending this does not create an attorney–client relationship. Or call (213) 380-9310.
01 — BEFORE YOU ASK
The law defines “employee” without reference to immigration status, and the law says the state’s labor protections apply regardless of immigration status. Threatening to report you for filing a claim is illegal retaliation.
In workers’ compensation the attorney’s fee is set by a judge and comes out of what is recovered — if there is no recovery, there is no fee, and you are not responsible for costs we advance.
OUR RULE
The first call is a review, not a retainer. If there is nothing worth doing, we will tell you that — a case with nothing in it is not worth anyone’s time, including ours.
At treatment, at medical-legal exams, at depositions, and at hearings. Spanish- and Korean-language services here are provided by attorneys and staff of this firm who are fluent in those languages.
02 — WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Nothing on this page commits you to anything. Here is exactly what follows when you send the form or call.
Your answers reach this office.
Not a call center or a referral service: the same people who would handle your case.
A person calls you back.
Within one business day, in English, Spanish, or Korean. If you cannot wait, call (213) 380-9310.
The first call takes about fifteen minutes.
We ask what happened, what has been paid, and what has stopped. You do not need your paperwork to start.
We tell you what we see.
If there is something worth doing, we say what and why. If there is nothing worth doing, we will tell you that.
You decide.
You sign nothing until we recommend it. If the case goes forward, a judge sets the fee, and it comes out of the recovery.
SOME THINGS SHOULD NOT WAIT
Your claim was denied.
You were fired or punished for filing.
More than a year has passed with nothing paid.
Those involve deadlines that cannot be fixed once missed.
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03 — WHETHER OR NOT YOU CALL
Two things that genuinely improve a case, and take twenty minutes. Then one form that starts every clock in your favor.
1
Report it in writing.
A text or an email, dated, to your supervisor. Keep a copy. Knowledge by anyone with authority, from any source, counts as notice — but a written record beats a memory.
2
Write down what happened while you remember it.
The date, the time, what you were doing, how much it weighed, who was there, what you said and to whom. Dated.
3
And file the DWC-1.
That starts the 90-day presumption and the $10,000 treatment obligation. Your employer must hand it to you within one working day.
04 — WHAT IT COSTS
Your attorney does not set the fee. A workers’ compensation judge does, and the law prohibits an attorney from demanding or accepting a fee until the appeals board has approved or set it.
No retainer, no hourly bill, no cost to consult. There is nothing to pay to find out whether you have anything worth doing.
The fee comes out of the recovery. Not out of your pocket.
No recovery, no fee. And you are not responsible for costs we advance if there is no recovery.
Medical treatment benefits are generally not subject to the fee. The percentage attaches to indemnity and settlement, not to the value of care authorized.
THE APPEALS BOARD’S OWN GUIDANCE
Below 9%, as low as 1%
Where the case was essentially uncontested and required little work.
9% to 12%
A case of average complexity.
Above 12%
New legal theories, heavily disputed facts or medical issues, extensive investigation, lengthy hearings, or multiple defendants. 15% is common in genuinely contested cases.
What a lawyer costs, in full
05 — WHO IS BEHIND THE CALLBACK
Every credential on this site is either verifiable through a link or is not claimed. Check us first, then call.
PARTNER AND TRIAL ATTORNEY
More than twenty-five years of California workers’ compensation law
Admitted in California in 1996
Selected to Super Lawyers, 2026
The reviewing attorney for every substantive page of this site
Verify the license with the State Bar
FOUNDER
Founded the firm in 1965
Admitted to the California State Bar in 1959, six years before the firm existed
Verify the license with the State Bar
Both attorneys, and how we state credentials
06 — THE OFFICE
ADDRESS
1625 W. Olympic Blvd, Suite 802 Los Angeles, CA 90015
HOURS
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
PHONE
(213) 380-9310
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Closed now · Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 · leave your number and we call back
WE COME TO YOU
When someone cannot come to us, we make home and hospital visits across all four counties. Say so when you call.
THREE LANGUAGES
The consultation is in the language you prefer. Consultas gratis en español. 한국어 무료 상담.
WHO CALLS YOU BACK
The same people who would handle your case — not a call center or a referral service. Reviewed by Jamey Teitell, Partner & Trial Attorney.
07 — FREQUENTLY ASKED
Related: What to do after a work injury · Do I need a lawyer? · The 2-minute triage · About the firm
How long until someone calls me?
Within one business day. If you cannot wait, call (213) 380-9310.
Is there a charge for the consultation?
No. And we do not charge to explain.
Do you take calls in Spanish and Korean?
Yes. The consultation is in the language you prefer — by attorneys and staff of this firm who are fluent in those languages.
What happens on the first call?
It takes about fifteen minutes. We ask what happened, what has been paid, and what has stopped. You sign nothing until we recommend it.
I do not have my paperwork.
You do not need it to start. Tell us what you remember; the documents can come later, and many of them can be rebuilt from the providers and the claims administrator.
What does it cost if you take my case?
The fee is contingent and set by a workers’ compensation judge rather than by us — generally 9% to 15% of what is recovered — and you are not responsible for costs we advance if there is no recovery.
Do I even need a lawyer?
Not always. If the claim was accepted, treatment is being authorized, payments are arriving, and you are back at work with the injury resolved, you probably do not — and we will tell you that on the phone.
Can my employer fire me for filing?
Firing someone for filing violates Labor Code § 132a: compensation increased by half, up to $10,000, plus reinstatement and lost wages. If it has already happened, write down the dates and call.
I already have a lawyer. Can I change?
Yes. A Substitution of Attorney is filed with the Appeals Board, and the judge divides one fee between the lawyers. It is not doubled, and your case does not restart.
Sources: Labor Code § 5401 · § 5402(a), (b), (c) · § 3351 and § 1171.5 · § 4906 · § 4600(f), (g), § 5710(b)(5) and § 5811(b)(2) · § 132a · 8 CCR § 10775 · WCAB Policy and Procedural Manual § 1.140 · State Bar of California licensee records. General information about California law, not legal advice about your case.
A REVIEW, NOT A RETAINER
Five short questions, or one phone call. Either way, a person from this office answers, and you sign nothing until we recommend it.
Answer the five questions
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Solov & Teitell
Workers’ Compensation
Los Angeles · Since 1965
Free case review
Call (213) 380-9310
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© 2026 Law Offices of Solov & Teitell, APC. Attorney advertising. The information on this site is general information about California law, not legal advice about your case, and does not create an attorney–client relationship. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Spanish- and Korean-language services are provided by attorneys and staff of this firm who are fluent in those languages. 1625 W. Olympic Blvd, Suite 802, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
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