Medmen Worker’s Comp Attorney

Medmen Enterprises Incorporated, initially founded in 2010 and doing business as Medmen, is a cannabis dispensary company that has five retail stores located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. They are headquartered in Culver City, California, and they have been a leader in the dispensary business from the very beginning. If you have been hurt while working at Medmen, and you need an experienced worker’s compensation attorney, please reach out to the Normandie Law Firm. We have details about the worker’s comp insurance program that you need to know before your file a claim.

There are many job roles, and they can be very different when you work for a cannabis dispensary. All of the jobs at Medmen have something they share. It doesn’t matter if you are working as a grower or handling retail sales to customers; you are covered by the worker’s compensation insurance in the State of California for injuries at work. If you get hurt at work and you need to hire a Medmen worker’s comp attorney, The Normandie Law Firm is ready to answer any questions you might have. Our legal team members are ready to take your call day or night. Our focus and our goal is to get you the information you need to know about worker’s compensation. We want you to be able to make good choices about your next steps. Our staff will work with you to schedule a free initial consultation where they will be ready to discuss your case in person as soon as you have the time available.

During that first meeting with your Medmen worker’s comp attorney and team, you will be asked to tell us all the details about the accident. This means we want to learn about the circumstances that led to your hazard and injury, the history, if any, behind the hazard you encountered, and the injuries and diagnosis that you received after being treated. The Normandie Law Firm will explain how the worker’s compensation program in California can be used, how it works to address your medical treatment requirements, and potentially address any income loss if that applies. Your team will also review with you some of the benefits that are part of the worker’s compensation insurance program that, and with our decades of experience helping people like you deal with worker’s comp claims, will help you get back to work the fastest. If you haven’t filed your claim yet, we need to tell you about the time limit for filing your worker’s compensation claim.

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The Time Limit For Filing A Worker’s Compensation Claim
The time limit for what we call a standard claim is 30 calendar days to file your worker’s compensation claim for accidents and resulting injuries. The 30 day time limit starts on the day of the accident. Some companies will open all the worker’s compensation claims that happen on their premises to their staff. If Medmen is not one of the employers that does that, please get in touch with The Normandie Law Firm, and we will provide you with an experienced Medmen worker’s comp attorney and the staff to help you complete the claim process. The time limit is enforced, so please let us help you get your claim opened as soon as possible. If you don’t work at Medmen after your accident, you can still file a worker’s comp claim for injuries that occurred within the 30 day time limit. There are some injuries for which the 30 day time limit does not apply. They are injuries that are caused by cumulative trauma.

What Is A Cumulative Trauma Injury?
Cumulative trauma is an injury that occurs as a result of damage caused by repetitive job activity over a long period. If you are diagnosed with an injury that is caused by cumulative trauma, you are still eligible for treatment under worker’s compensation. The time limit you have to file a claim is one year from the date of the first day of work you missed. You will need a diagnosis from a doctor to be able to file your claim.

What Are The Common Injury Types And Hazards In A Dispensary?
Many jobs have some injuries that their employees experience regularly. They are loosely based on the role and the environment specific to the job and the environment. What hazards the employees will encounter and how often is another factor in the type of injury they will experience. As an employee in a cannabis dispensary or a grow facility, there will always be some hazards that are associated with the daily role and your activities in completing the tasks. The various dangers that we see most often will start with slips and falls and go all the way to unloading and moving heavy supplies. The most common injuries and hazards are:

• Fractured or broken bones from tripping and falling due to wet or cluttered floors and storage areas
• Sprains that can cause damage to the connective tissue of joints or complete joint dislocations due to being on your feet in a warehouse or storage facility
• Back, neck, and spinal cord injuries when bending down to pick up items stowed in cabinets or refrigerators
• Head injuries that range from a severe concussion to skull fractures due to falling on tile or concrete floors in storage areas

Other hazards any employee might encounter and have nothing to do with the industry or job are:

• Environmental issues like fire or flooding, building collapse, or crime
• Being exposed to cleaning chemicals in small spaces used for restroom or kitchen operations
• Electrical shock due to equipment malfunction

What Types Of Injuries Are Covered By Worker’s Compensation?
There is no list or type of injuries that limit what can be covered by worker’s comp.  If you are hurt while doing your job and the accident has nothing to do with your conduct, your injury will be covered by the California worker’s compensation insurance program. There are some limitations to coverage regarding the conduct of the employee. If an employee is injured at a company function, and it was a result of the employees playing a sport that is not a work related injury. If the employee is intoxicated at work, any accident and injury would also not be covered. Generally stated, if an employee’s physical or mental state is a primary factor in the cause of the accident, it is likely that worker’s compensation will not approve coverage for the resulting injury.

If you are ever hurt at work, the Normandie Law Firm is always going to recommend that you get a full medical evaluation as part of your treatment. Any injuries you need to be diagnosed and treated as part of the worker’s comp process. It is pretty standard for anyone who is injured to also experience shock, and it may cause other injuries to go unnoticed.

What Are The Worker’s Compensation Program Benefits In The State Of California?
This is a short list of some of the key benefits that are offered under the worker’s compensation insurance coverage for employees in California.

• A cap of 1 million dollars per incident that covers your medical care costs, including hospital and doctor’s costs, prescriptions and other medications, physical therapy, and the costs of medical devices like a wheelchair, crutches, a cane, or walker
• If you are unable to work until fully recovered due to an injury or job-related condition, you may get up to 66% of your regular paycheck.
• If your injury is going to lead to long-term disability, the program pays you temporary long-term disability benefits you
• If your injuries leave you unable to return to work in your former job, you are eligible to get vocational training designed to help you find a job in a different career when you are approved to return to work

Medical service providers usually bill for services rendered directly to the worker’s comp program. If this is available as a service from your doctor or provider, Normandie Law Firm is going to recommend that you utilize their ability to do so. You will not have to wait to be reimbursed or submit invoices for bills paid and wait for the red tape to be processed. Please get in touch with The Normandie Law Firm, and we can provide you with some additional information regarding the benefits offered under the worker’s compensation insurance program in California.

Can My Company Be Held Liable For My Injuries?
Your employer may be liable for the hazard that led to your accident and injury. Worker’s compensation is insurance and is designed to cover your bills and offers benefits as part of that coverage. This means that any employee who files a claim with worker’s compensation will not be permitted to file a personal injury lawsuit against their employer for the same injuries already covered. If you believe the company either caused the accident or contributed to it because they refused to address a hazard, they may have committed what is called gross negligence.

Gross negligence in California is defined as willful misconduct or a reckless disregard for the safety of others. An example is if an employer chooses to ignore a dangerous hazard at work. The accident happens, and someone ends up hurt. If you believe your accident is similar to this example and led to your accident, please advise your Medmen worker’s comp attorney as soon as possible. A personal injury lawsuit can be filed if gross negligence is suspected, and we can prove it.

If you need to file a Medmen worker’s compensation claim and have questions about your ability to file a lawsuit, we will help you find the answer to that question, as well as any others you might have. Do not hesitate to give us a call.

Upfront Legal Costs For Our Clients And Normandie Law Firm
When you hire a Medmen worker’s comp attorney, we will promise you now that there will not be any upfront charges asked for or required before we take your case and represent you in a lawsuit. We promise to bill you only after the case is completed and we have won your lawsuit. If we represent you in a lawsuit and fail to win the suit, you will not be billed at all for our services. If you need assistance in opening a worker’s compensation claim to get the benefits you are entitled to, please call upon the legal staff and attorneys at The Normandie Law Firm.

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