The amount of benefits you receive depends on the seriousness and permanence of your injuries and the amount of your weekly salary. You'll get less for a temporary partial disability than you will for a complete and permanent disability. If you break your arm, for instance, you will be given a certain percentage of your weekly wage for a specified number of weeks. If you lose a foot, you will receive a larger amount for a longer period of time.

If you or a loved one has been injured at work it is important to protect your legal rights. Call (916) 363-7840 to speak with a Sacramento work injury attorney.

You are considered totally disabled if you can't work at your old job or at another job for which you are suited without experiencing substantial pain. But if you're able to work at another job without too much discomfort, you are only partially disabled. A temporary disability is one that is likely to last a certain period of time, whether several days, weeks, or months. You are permanently disabled when your physical condition, combined with your age, training, and experience, prevents you from obtaining anything more than sporadic employment for an indefinite period of time.

If you or a loved one has been injured at work it is important to protect your legal rights. Call (916) 363-7840 to speak with a Sacramento work injury lawyer.

If you are killed in a work-related accident, your dependents are entitled to death benefits under the workers' compensation act. A "dependent" typically is defined as anyone living under the same roof as you and who receives most of his or her support from you. Does this mean that your spouse doesn't get anything if he or she earned more than you? No. Your spouse is entitled to full death benefits (up to the maximum amount) regardless of whether he or she made more than you.

If you or a loved one has been injured at work it is important to protect your legal rights. Call (916) 363-7840 to speak with a Sacramento work injury lawyer.