Psychiatric injuries are eligible for financial compensation under California law. These injuries include both mental and physical conditions that result from an accumulation of work-related mental stress. If you are suffering from psychiatric injuries due to your work, don’t make the mistake of thinking only physical injuries are covered by workers’ compensation claims. Based in Long Beach, California, our team at Pratt Law Corporation is ready and able to help you fight for the compensation you deserve.

Psychiatric/Psychological Injuries in the Workplace

Psychiatric injuries can result from both workplace conditions as well as traumatic incidents that happen at work. Professions that routinely include high stress or increased levels of danger can have a cumulative effect over time. In these environments, stress from daily responsibilities can lead to mental and/or physical disabilities.

Though psychiatric injuries can be more difficult to prove than straightforward physical injuries, the injuries and disabilities resulting from stress in the workplace are no less real. Possible causes of work-related psychiatric injuries resulting from mental stress include:

  • Failure of an employer to resolve internal disputes
  • Hazardous or unsafe working conditions
  • Violent or traumatic events occurring in the workplace

These situations can lead to mental and physical disabilities including anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, or—in cases involving violent workplace incidents—post-traumatic stress disorder.

If you are suffering from a mental or physical condition as a result of work-related stress, and you are unable to perform your duties, filing a workers’ compensation claim may be an option. If your situation meets the required criteria for a claim, our team of psychiatric/psychological injury attorneys at Pratt Law Corporation will work to make sure you are treated fairly.

If you are suffering from psychiatric injuries resulting from your workplace conditions, don’t face this situation alone.

What Qualifies as a Compensable Psychiatric Injury in California?

Under California law, a work-related psychiatric injury must meet defined criteria in order to be considered eligible for compensation. These criteria include:

  • The psychiatric injury must be officially diagnosed according to accepted psychiatric practices and require medical treatment
  • The employee is required to have been on the job for a minimum of six months
  • The employee must demonstrate that their psychiatric injury is predominantly (at least 51%) caused by their work

Other work-related stressors do not fall under the coverage of the law. For instance, general stressful feelings or psychiatric conditions caused by the legal process are not considered eligible for claim or compensation. Likewise, stress-related conditions caused by good faith actions of your employer—criticism of performance, changes to work responsibilities, or demotions—are not acceptable causes of workplace psychiatric injuries according to the law.

How Can an Attorney Help Me?

Psychiatric injuries that are suffered as a result of your work can be challenging to prove if you attempt to negotiate with your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance company on your own. If you are suffering from psychiatric injuries resulting from your workplace conditions, don’t face this situation alone. You need the experienced legal services of a team of attorneys you can trust. At Pratt Law Corporation, we have the knowledge and experience required to stand up for your rights and help you fight for fair compensation for your psychiatric injury. Call our Long Beach office now for a free case evaluation.

Psychiatric Injuries Attorneys Serving Long Beach, California

Are you suffering from psychiatric injuries resulting from mental stress at work? Have these psychiatric injuries led to mental and physical ailments? If so, you may be able to file a claim to receive financial compensation. You don’t have to suffer in silence. At Pratt Law Corporation, we take your well-being seriously and will fight on your side. Contact our Long Beach office today to schedule a free consultation.