Workers Compensation: Do I have to an Investigator, and How will this Affect my Claim? (3)

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WORKERS COMPENSATION DO I HAVE TO SPEAK TO AN
INVESTIGATOR, AND HOW WILL THIS AFFECT MY CLAIM?
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What do I say when an investigator contacts me
to investigate my workers compensation claim?
You may be surprised how many times Los Angeles
workers compensation attorney has heard this
question. And it is a good thing that people ask
this question, as speaking to an investigator
without having a clear plan and/or having little
to no knowledge about the questions these
investigators ask may ruin your workers comp
claim and result in denial of coverage.
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WILL AN INVESTIGATOR BE ASSIGNED TO MY WORKERS
COMP CASE?
Under California workers comp laws, claims
administrators who handle workers compensation
claims have a duty to investigate claims in order
to accept or deny coverage within 90 days after
the date the claim has been received. While some
claims administrators investigate workers comp
claims on their own, others choose to hire an
investigator.
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WHO ARE THESE INVESTIGATORS?
Insurance companies hire investigators to gather
more information and evidence about a particular
case in order to establish the validity of the
workers compensation claim. One of the
responsibilities of investigators is to contact
the injured employee and take his or her
statement. And that is where many injured workers
make mistakes, says our workers compensation
attorney in Los Angeles at The Law Offices of
Kropach Kropach, A Professional Corporation.
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DO YOU HAVE TO SPEAK TO AN INVESTIGATOR?
When you have been injured in the workplace and
are following your doctors orders to recover and
get back on your feet, speaking to an overly
suspicious person working in the best interests
of the insurance company may seem like the last
thing you would want to do. And while there is no
obligation to speak to an investigator who
contacted you after you filed a workers
compensation claim, refusing to answer an
investigators questions or ignoring his/her
attempts to reach out may give the claims
administrators a reason for denying your claim.
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IF YOU SPEAK TO AN INVESTIGATOR, YOU RISK
COMPROMISING YOUR CASE
Speaking to an investigator without being 100
percent prepared for the question you might be
asked can be just as bad, as investigators tend
to ask a plethora of questions that guide you
into telling them exactly what they want to hear.
These guys know what they are doing, and they are
trained to do their job in the best interests of
the insurance company. That is why you should
never I repeat, never speak to an
investigator without consulting with an Los
Angeles workers compensation attorney first.
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THE LAW OFFICES OF KROPACH KROPACH
You would not want to compromise your workers
comp claim, would you? Get a free consultation
about your particular case by contacting The Law
Offices of Kropach Kropach, A Professional
Corporation. Call our offices at 818-609-7005 or
complete this contact form. 6345 Balboa
Boulevard, Suite 222 Encino, CA 91316 1055 W 7th
St, 33rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA
90017 https//www.williamkropach.com/Contact.shtml