Richard Barkhordarian, Esq.

I have been practicing law for over 20 years now. My passion is to help employees who are being taken advantage of by their employers. So whether you have been injured at work, feel body pain from performing your regular job duties or feel like your employee rights are being violated, I and the lawyers at my firm can help you.

We get the job done.

Pepperdine University School of Law

J.D. (2003)

University of California - Santa Barbara

B.S. (2000)

Owner

Barkhordarian Law Firm, PC

Current

Best Workers Compensation Attorneys in Alhmbra

Expertise.com

2022

SuperLawyer

Super Lawyers

2022

California State Bar  # 229418

Member

2003 - Current

California

State Bar of California

ID Number: 229418

Since 2003

• Free Consultation
  We are more than happy to give you a free consultation and answer all your questions.
• Contingent Fees
  Our contigency fee for workers' compensation cases is 15% of the agreed settlement amount and for labor & employment cases its 45% of the agreed settlement amount. Bottom line, we don't get paid unless you do.

Workers' Compensation

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Q. I am hiring a contractor for a building project to build a deck. Am I liable for any of his workers if they get injured

August 31, 2023

A: You are but ONLY IF the contractor you hire does not have workers compensation insurance. If they do then no you would not be liable, the contractor you hire would be. You can go to the CA Contractor's Board and look up your contractor's license. There it will show you if he has valid workers' compensation insurance or not.

Q. Can I have a lawyer go after my Workers Comp insurance for not returning e-mails or phone calls regarding my case.

August 31, 2023

A: Filing for a hearing would likely help or better yet...hire a competent attorney. You have described some serious injuries. Do you know that most attorneys only charge 15% of the total settlement amount and that they cannot agree to any settlement without your permission? What are you waiting for? Do you think this is all worth the 15%? Do you think you can get as much or more compensation as a competent seasoned attorney? Stop suffering and start interviewing work comp attorneys who can help. I promise once you do that, your situation will no longer be ignored.

Q. What is good settlement for a back injury requiring a double level fusion in Ca. Been off work almost 2 years

August 22, 2023

A: 38% for the back with all the surgeries you mentioned seems low. They likely rated it using DRE where it should be based on Range of Motion (ROM). Go back to the doctor and ask for him to re-rate your back using ROM (unless he already has). You should get a much higher percentage.

The truth of the matter is no one can give you the right answer without seeing all the medical reports. Why aren't you hiring an attorney? Going alone on this is likely going to cost you way more than the 15% an attorney would be charging you. Especially with the severe injuries to your back that you have described, I strongly suggest you seek legal council.