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Catastrophic & Life-Altering Injuries
When the Injury Is Permanent, Your Financial Security Must Be Too.
Catastrophic injuries do not just interrupt a career; they fundamentally alter a life. When a worker suffers severe trauma—such as paralysis, brain injury, or amputation—standard workers’ compensation benefits are insufficient.
In these high-stakes cases, the insurance company’s goal is to limit their long-term liability. Our goal is to secure a lifetime of financial support and medical care. Lee Partners Law specializes in maximizing the value of catastrophic claims, ensuring that every future need, from home modifications to 24-hour care, is fully funded.
CTA: When an injury is life-altering, early legal action matters.
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Breaking the Cap: Temporary Disability Beyond 2 Years
For most workers’ compensation claims, Temporary Total Disability (wage replacement) is strictly capped at 104 weeks (two years). Certain Catastrophic injuries are the exception.
Under California Labor Code § 4656(c)(3), we can extend wage replacement benefits for up to 240 weeks (five years) for specific severe conditions, including:
- Amputations
- Severe Burns
- High-Velocity Eye Injuries
- Chronic Lung Disease & Pulmonary Fibrosis
We aggressively enforce this exception to ensure you are not cut off from income while you are still undergoing critical surgeries and rehabilitation.
Home Health Care & Attendant Care
If your injury prevents you from performing activities of daily living—such as bathing, dressing, or preparing meals—you are entitled to Home Health Care.
Insurance carriers often hide this benefit or claim it is not “medically necessary.” We fight to secure:
- Professional Care: Coverage for visiting nurses or home health aides.
- Spousal Pay: California law allows a spouse or family member to be paid an hourly rate for providing “Attendant Care” to the injured worker. We ensure this is calculated at the proper market rate, retroactive to the date of injury.
- 24-Hour Coverage: In cases of severe TBI or paralysis, we demand round-the-clock support to ensure safety and quality of life.
Protect your income and long-term care benefits.
Financial Security: Life Pensions & 100% Disability
The difference between a standard rating and a catastrophic rating can be hundreds of thousands of dollars up to millions of dollars over a lifetime.
- Life Pension: If your Permanent Disability rating is 70% or higher, you are entitled to a “Life Pension”—ongoing payments that continue for the rest of your life after your standard disability payments end.
- 100% Total Permanent Disability: If you are unable to return to the open labor market, we fight for a 100% rating. This entitles you to temporary disability rates for the rest of your life, adjusted annually for cost-of-living increases (COLA).
Ensure your disability rating supports you for life.
We Fight for a Lifetime of Care
Catastrophic claims are the most litigated area of workers’ compensation because the cost to the insurance company is so high. Do not rely on an adjuster to “do the right thing.” At Lee Partners Law, we take over the legal and financial battle — enforcing extended wage benefits, securing home care and modifications, and fighting for life pensions or total disability ratings when warranted. We will take over the burden of the fight so you can focus on your family and your recovery. Your case review is:
- Confidential
- No obligation
- No attorney fees unless benefits are recovered
