Ralphs Employee Injury Lawyer

The Ralphs grocery store chain has 182 stores located in 110 cities, with the majority of them in southern California. They are the largest subsidiary of The Kroger Family of Companies, a Cincinnati-based grocery giant. Ralphs is the oldest grocery store chain west of the Mississippi and employs more than 27,000 people in California in the cities below:

• Agoura
• Aliso Viejo
• Anaheim
• Arcadia
• Bermuda Dunes
• Brea
• Burbank
• Calabasas
• Camarillo
• Canoga Park
• Canyon Country
• Carlsbad
• Carson
• Castaic
• Cerritos
• Chatsworth
• Chula Vista
• Corona
• Costa Mesa
• Culver City
• Cypress
• Dana Point
• Downey
• El Cajon
• El Segundo
• Encinitas
• Encino
• Escondido
• Fontana
• Foothill Ranch
• Fountain Valley
• Fullerton
• Garden Grove
• Gardena
• Glendale
• Goleta
• Granada Hills
• Hawthorne
• Huntington Beach
• Indio
• Inglewood
• Irvine
• La Canada
• La Crescenta
• La Jolla
• Laguna Beach
• Laguna Hills
• Laguna Niguel
• Lake Forest
• Lakewood
• Long Beach
• Los Angeles
• Los Osos
• Malibu
• Manhattan Beach
• Marina Del Rey
• Menifee
• Mission Viejo
• Monterey Park
• Moorpark
• Murrieta
• Newbury Park
• Newport Beach
• North Hollywood
• Northridge
• Oceanside
• Ontario
• Orange
• Pacific Palisades
• Palm Desert
• Palm Springs
• Pasadena
• Placentia
• Port Hueneme
• Rancho Cucamonga
• Rancho Palos Verdes
• Rancho Santa Margarita
• Redondo Beach
• Riverside
• San Bernardino
• San Clemente
• San Diego
• San Luis Obispo
• San Marcos
• San Pedro
• Santa Barbara
• Santa Monica
• Seal Beach
• Sherman Oaks
• Simi Valley
• South Pasadena
• Stevenson Ranch
• Studio City
• Sun Valley
• Sunland
• Temecula
• Temple City
• Thousand Oaks
• Torrance
• Tustin
• Valencia
• Van Nuys
• Venice
• Ventura
• Villa Park
• West Hills
• West Hollywood
• Westlake Village
• Whittier
• Woodland Hills

Ralphs Grocery Company has an excellent reputation as an employer. Ralphs is well-known for its focus on locally sourced and organic products. Their departments are typically well-run, well-stocked, and offer good deals.

If you are an employee who has been injured on the job working for Ralphs, Normandie Law Firm wants to make sure that you are aware of some very important details about the State of California worker’s compensation program.

When you work for one of the largest grocery store chains in America, there are several job roles you might hold throughout your career. What they all have in common is the potential to be injured on the job, and that you will be eligible for coverage under the State of California worker’s compensation program.

Normandie Law Firm is ready and able to assist you if you are injured on the job working for Ralphs. We are prepared to provide answers to all the questions you might have, beginning with the claim process. The legal team at Normandie Law Firm is available day or night to take your call and provide you with the information you need. We are also ready to schedule you for a free initial consultation so that we can review your claim in detail as soon as you have time.

In your initial meeting, we will be asking you to provide our experienced Ralphs employee injury lawyer with all the details of your injury accident. Our legal team will want to understand all the circumstances leading up to the accident and what may have happened after the injury, including how the employer reacted. We have one primary goal, and that is to be able to provide you with the information you need that allows you to make good choices about what actions you take next. We will explain all the options available to you, from the benefits you are eligible for under worker’s compensation, to a crucial restriction regarding the time limit you have to file a claim.

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The Time Limit For Filing A Worker’s Compensation Claim
The time limit is 30 days to file a claim with worker’s compensation and begins on the date of the injury accident. If Ralphs doesn’t open the worker’s comp claim themselves, please reach out to us at Normandie Law Firm as soon as you can. The time limit is strictly enforced. An exception to that time limit is when the injuries that you have are diagnosed as cumulative trauma.

Cumulative Trauma Injuries
Simply stated, any injury that is diagnosed as cumulative trauma involves an activity that only results in an injury over an extended period of time. By nature, these injuries are typically caused by repetitive tasks. Common examples of this type of injury include tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, shoulder, back, or neck pain, as well as leg or foot issues. The time limit is 1 year from the date of the first day of work you missed to file a worker’s comp claim for a cumulative trauma injury.

What Are The Common Injuries And Workplace Hazards That Are There For A Ralphs Employee?
Any job that you do is likely to influence the kinds of injuries and hazards you will experience. Normandie Law Firm has decades of shared experience across its legal team, and they are accustomed to dealing with all kinds of injuries and hazards that someone working for Ralphs may experience.

The injuries we see most often begin with slip or trip and falls and cover less common injuries like electrical shocks and burns. The specific injuries and hazards we see the most often are:

• Sprains that cause damage to the connective tissue in joints or complete joint dislocations
• Broken and fractured bones
• Back, neck, and spinal cord injuries
• Head injuries like severe concussion and skull fractures

The common hazards are:

• Slip or trip and falls
• Impact injuries from pallets and equipment
• Any common environmental issues that are present in a large, crowded area

Will My Injury Be Covered Under Worker’s Compensation?
In basic terms, the answer is yes. If you are injured at work while performing your job duties, as an employee, you can expect any resulting injury to be covered by worker’s compensation. There are, of course, exceptions to this, and they typically involve behavior on the part of the employee. If they are committing a crime or they are found to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol when being treated, worker’s compensation will not likely cover any injuries that happened.

If you do get injured on the job working for Ralphs, Normandie Law Firm recommends you get a complete medical exam as soon as you can after the accident. Any kind of injury you have should be diagnosed and treated immediately, and the cause documented. It is not uncommon for someone to experience shock and not realize the extent of their injuries. You do not want to get into a situation where worker’s comp is denying a claim because the time limit was exceeded or there is no documentation that connects your injury to a workplace accident.

What Are Some Of The Benefits Offered By The Worker’s Compensation Program In California?
Below is a list of some key benefits that you are eligible to receive if you are injured on the job working for Ralphs. They include, but are not limited to the following:

• A dollar amount of $ 1 million per incident is allocated for paying medical care costs. These include the hospital bill and doctor’s services, as well as any and all prescription and over the counter drugs prescribed or recommended, the physical rehabilitation, and the rental cost of any medical devices like wheelchairs, crutches, and canes.
• Employees who cannot work until they are completely recovered can get up to 66% of their regular weekly income
• If an employee is experiencing long-term disability during the recovery effort, the program offers temporary long-term disability payments for that employee
• If an employee cannot perform the job role they had before being injured, then they will be eligible for vocational training in a different kind of career as soon as they are able to return to work

It is common for hospitals and doctors to bill the worker’s comp program directly for services in the cases of workplace injuries. If they do offer this service, it will save you a great deal of time because you don’t have to wait for reimbursement after paying the medical bills yourself. When you contact Normandie Law Firm, we can help you obtain more detailed information covering all the benefits available to you through worker’s compensation.

Can I Sue My Company For My Injuries?
The answer is going to be no most of the time. You cannot sue your company for the accident and the injuries you received. Worker’s Compensation participation is a requirement for all employers in California. It protects both the employee as well as companies like Ralphs. Any employee who files a claim with worker’s compensation and is covered is legally prohibited from filing a personal injury lawsuit against their employer. A significant exception to this rule is if gross negligence by the employer can be proven and shown to have contributed to the cause of the employee’s injuries. If this is what happened, then any employer can be sued.

Gross negligence is defined as willful misconduct or a reckless disregard for the safety of others. Oftentimes, an employer may be unwilling to spend money to fix an issue that poses a risk to its employees. The repair may be expensive, or there may be different reasons. The risk persists until an employee is injured and unable to work. If you believe this is what happened and led to your accident, please make sure you tell your Ralphs employee injury lawyer during that first meeting. If you don’t find out until later, advise the lawyer as soon as you suspect or have evidence of this.

If any company attempts to prevent you from filing a claim or tries to restrict your response after being injured on the job, please inform your legal team at Normandie Law Firm. If you have been injured on the job working for Ralphs and have questions, Normandie Law Firm will be there to help you get all your questions answered, including any concerns or questions about filing a lawsuit based on any other circumstances that actually caused or contributed to the accident and the resulting injuries.

Our Approach To Upfront Expenses At Normandie Law Firm
If you have been injured on the job while working for Ralphs, we will never ask you to pay any upfront legal fees or expenses before taking on your case. We will only bill you after the claim or case is over and you have received compensation. If we go to court in a lawsuit and fail to win your case, you will not get billed for our services. If you need to open a worker’s compensation claim or have issues with an onging worker’s compensation case, please contact the legal professionals at Normandie Law Firm. We are ready to help you get the benefits you are entitled to in the State of California.

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