“I am glad and so very pleased...she made happen what no other attorney could do. So far she has proven her weight in gold.”
Jamal Sharples
Antelope Valley
✦ Board-Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law — State Bar of California ✦
Psychiatric injuries are real injuries. We fight the stigma — and the insurer — to get you treatment and benefits.
By Eman Yazdchi, Esq. · Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law
Burbank workers across Los Angeles County rely on industries like Entertainment, Media, Aviation, Healthcare— physically demanding sectors that produce frequent workplace injuries. When you are hurt on the job, California's workers' compensation system is designed to provide full medical care, wage replacement, and permanent disability benefits. But insurance companies routinely fight to minimize payouts.
Attorney Eman Yazdchi is a Board-Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law — a distinction held by fewer than 1% of California attorneys certified in this field. Burbank’s dual identity — glamorous studio lots alongside gritty industrial corridors — creates a diverse workers’ comp landscape. Production assistants, camera operators, set builders, and stunt performers work alongside aerospace machinists and healthcare workers. Yazdchi Law understands the entertainment industry’s unique employment structures and injury profiles. Whether your injury happened in Burbank or anywhere in Los Angeles County, we fight for maximum benefits.
Under California Labor Code §3200 et seq., every employer must carry workers' comp insurance. Burbank employees who suffer work-related injuries are entitled to five categories of benefits:
Common injuries among Burbank workers include On-set production injuries, Stunt performer injuries, Studio equipment accidents, Aviation maintenance injuries. Regardless of injury type, you must report it to your employer within 30 days under LC §5400 and file a DWC-1 claim form. We handle every step of the process.
Injured at work in Burbank? Call (661) 273-1780
Tap to call →Burbank workers' comp cases are heard at the Van Nuys WCAB district office. Hearings, mandatory settlement conferences, and trials for Los Angeles County claims are conducted there.
Burbank is located in Los Angeles County, near Warner Bros. Studios, Walt Disney Studios, Hollywood Burbank Airport. Our office serves all Burbank neighborhoods and surrounding communities.
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