Fast food restaurants are not always completely safe places to work. There may be slippery floors, hot scalding liquids and baking hot ovens and grills that can cause injury. If you work at somewhere like a California Pizza Kitchen and have suffered from some type of injury at work, you may have already have filed a workers’ compensation claim. Employer’s insurers are expected to pay compensation to injured workers as long as the injury definitely happened at work and it wasn’t deliberately caused. Insurers are not always eager to pay compensation to anyone. They may try and find any kind of excuse to not pay compensation if they can get away with it. You may have to appeal a denied claim if you believe that the decision is unjustified. Contact California Pizza Kitchen’s Insurance Company Quite often you get a letter from the insurer denying a claim for workers’ compensation which does not clearly spell out the reasons why the claim has been denied. You may then need to contact the insurer directly to find out why they denied your claim. There may be a simple reason why they made that decision. You may be able to convince the insurers to reverse their decision if you can provide convincing reasons why your claim was genuine. Many claims are denied because the insurer has been supplied with wrong information. This can easily happen if your employer has given them the wrong date or hasn’t supplied any information about the injury at all. It is only when you think the insurer is not responding appropriately considering all the evidence they have been given that you should consider taking legal action in the form of a formal appeal. File Your California Pizza Kitchen Workers’ Comp. Appeal You should make yourself aware of your state’s appeal procedure in the event that a workers’ compensation claim has been denied. Insurers cannot deny you a claim unless there are valid reasons why they shouldn’t, e.g.: • the injury you were claiming for didn’t happen at work; • you deliberately caused the injury; • you were intoxicated or under the influence of drugs when the accident happened; • you filed the claim or provided relevant information too late; • you didn’t provide sufficient information relating to your claim. If any of these reasons are not true, then it is time to file an appeal, preferably with the help of an experienced workers’ compensation lawyer. A Workers’ Compensation Attorney Can Help File an Appeal The workers’ compensation process is not an easy one to deal with. It can involve good organization, well prepared documentation and a determination to keep going without giving up. It helps to have an experienced WC lawyer representing you throughout this difficult period. Additional Resources What Is The Workers’ Compensation Filing Process In California? Workers' Compensation Denial By State? *Disclaimer: The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be construed as legal advice. If you file a claim against California Pizza Kitchen, or any other party, you may not be entitled to any compensation.
