An injury at work is something that no one would ever wish, as it usually involves taking time off work to recover and the need to pay for unexpected medical treatment. Most states employees are covered by workers’ compensation insurance carried by their employers. This means if you are injured and you take time off, you won’t be out of pocket. However, to ensure your workers’ comp claim is successful it is worthwhile hiring a worker’s comp attorney to work on your behalf so that you get the workers’ compensation that you are entitled to. Every workers' compensation claim has a different value, and a workers' compensation attorney can go a long way in determining a fair settlement. Taco Bell: Company Profile Taco Bell fast-food restaurants have a current workforce of around175, 000. It has its main base in Irvine, California and is a Yum! Brands, Inc., subsidiary. It serves different varieties of Tex-Mex foods, like burritos, nachos, tacos and quesadillas. Taco Bell with its 7,000 restaurants serves no less than two billion customers annually. Many restaurants are run as franchisees and licensees. Glen Bell was the founder of Taco Bell whose humble beginnings was a hot dog stand in San Bernardino, California in 1946 at the young age of 23. In 1950, in the West Side barrio of San Bernardino Bell the young man opened Bell's Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. There was no stopping Bell as by 1967 he had opened his 100th restaurant at Anaheim at 400 South Brookhurst. Hourly Wages at Taco Bell Taco Bell employs people in a variety of different jobs these are some of the hourly payments for selected workers: A cashier is $10 per hour A fast food prep cook $10 per hour A restaurant manager earns a little over $20 per hour A general manager earns around $28 per hour. The figures quoted are provided by payscale.com and are valid in March 2017. Calculating Compensation for Loss in Earnings Taco Bell employs a variety of different people with many different skills. A cashier earns around $10 per hour while a restaurant general manager earns nearly 3 times that amount at $28 per hour. A fast food employee earns about $10 an hour and his or her boss earns as a restaurant manager just over $20 an hour. These pay scales affect how much you may be entitled to as workers’ compensation. In most states the amount awarded is usually calculated based on 2/3rds the hourly wage. So for a cashier or fast food worker on $10 per hour the workers’ comp. payment would work out to be $6.66 an hour. Talk to a Workers’ Comp Attorney if Having Problems With Your Claim If you believe you are entitled to workers’ comp but your employer has failed to pay you, it’s in your interest to hire a worker’s comp attorney who will contact the people responsible for your payments. The attorney will help to ensure you get the worker’s comp you are legally entitled to. This means ensuring no stone is left unturned when negotiating fair compensation on your behalf. It’s not just the loss of wages that you will be concerned about but also the high bills you have been paying for medical treatment. These costs should be included in your workers’ compensation claim. *The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be construed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Taco Bell, or any other party, you may not be entitled to any compensation.
