A spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most catastrophic injuries a worker can suffer — and it often leads to lifelong medical care, permanent disability, and devastating loss of income. In California, workers’ compensation law provides benefits for spinal injuries, but insurers frequently fight these claims due to their high value.
At Employees First Labor Law (EFLL), we specialize in representing workers with life-altering spinal cord injuries, helping them recover the full benefits they deserve — now and for the future.
🔹 Common Workplace Causes of Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal cord trauma can result from:
- Falls from ladders, roofs, or scaffolding
- Vehicle collisions (delivery drivers, construction equipment, etc.)
- Falling heavy objects
- Machinery accidents
- Workplace violence or assault
- Slip and falls in unsafe work areas
Even if you were partially at fault or the accident happened off-site, you may still be entitled to full workers’ comp benefits.
🔹 Types of Spinal Cord Injuries We See
We represent injured workers with:
- Incomplete SCIs – Partial loss of motor or sensory function
- Complete SCIs – Total paralysis below the point of injury
- Paraplegia or Quadriplegia
- Herniated or bulging discs
- Spinal fractures, instability, or post-surgical complications
Some clients can return to limited work, while others require 24/7 care and lifelong support.
🔹 What Workers’ Comp Covers for Spinal Cord Injuries
In California, you may qualify for:
- Medical care for life (surgery, rehab, pain management, in-home support)
- Temporary disability benefits while recovering
- Permanent disability benefits, possibly at 100% for life
- Home and vehicle modifications
- Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits if you can’t return to work
- Death benefits for family members if the injury is fatal
📌 Many spinal cord injuries qualify as 100% permanent disability (PTD), which provides lifetime weekly payments and medical care.
🔹 How EFLL Maximizes SCI Settlements and PTD Benefits
These cases require high-level strategy and experience. At EFLL, we:
- Work with leading neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, and life care planners
- Dispute any biased QME or AME evaluations
- Fight for realistic assessments of your medical needs and limitations
- Coordinate vocational experts to prove unemployability
- Negotiate structured settlements and ensure Medicare compliance
We’ve helped secure multi-million dollar lifetime awards in SCI cases — and know how to make the system treat you with dignity and fairness.
🔹 Civil Lawsuits for Spinal Injuries: Third-Party Liability
In some cases, you may also have a civil personal injury claim, such as:
- A car accident caused by another driver while you were working
- A fall on someone else’s unsafe property
- A defective machine or safety harness failure
- General contractor negligence
At EFLL, we are one of the few firms with dedicated teams for both workers’ comp and civil litigation, so we can pursue maximum recovery from all available sources.
🔹 Why Choose Employees First Labor Law?
Spinal cord injuries don’t just affect your body — they change your life. From your ability to work to your independence and mental health, everything is on the line. At Employees First Labor Law, we fight to make sure the system sees the full scope of your suffering — and pays you accordingly.
We are uniquely positioned to help because:
- We’ve handled some of the most catastrophic spinal injury cases in California
- Our team knows how to build medical records that support 100% disability ratings
- We work with top-tier life care planners, surgeons, and vocational experts
- We have an elite civil litigation team that can pursue third-party lawsuits for additional compensation
- We never settle for quick offers when your future is on the line
At EFLL, we don’t just process claims — we fight to secure your future. If you or a loved one suffered a spinal cord injury at work, you deserve a legal team that will go the distance. That’s us.
📞 Call EFLL Today
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Let our attorneys fight to secure the full support you need — for life.
