"Professional legal support in case of a work accident shortens and streamlines processes"

"Torn law comes to restore the situation to its original state, but sometimes this is not possible. Therefore, compensation gives financial peace and allows a person to concentrate on recovery and rehabilitation," says attorney Sharona Birenbaum, who deals with tort law, labor law and national insurance

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07/09/2022

Wednesday, 07 September 2022, 07:24 Updated: 16:01

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"National Insurance and insurance companies are not entities that are easy to deal with and it is desirable and even necessary to be accompanied by a lawyer" (Photo: ShutterStock)

A., 52 years old, worked as a warehouseman for two years.

As part of his job, he would receive goods and arrange them on the spot.

One day, due to an unusual load at work, during which he had to move the contents of a warehouse by himself and carry many heavy boxes, he had to exert himself beyond his capacity.

That morning at his workplace he felt chest pain and difficulty breathing.

A. was immediately taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed as suffering from a serious cardiac event, as a result of which he was also catheterized.

"A contacted me a few days after the incident," says attorney Sharona Birenbaum, who deals with tort law, labor law, and national insurance. .

As soon as I proved the direct causal link of the carrying of the contents to the cardiac event, A received a large financial grant from the National Insurance and was even given a disability allowance."

In the next step, Attorney Birnbaum contacted the employer and started negotiations with him for compensation for A.

"I made it clear to him that he had to bring an auxiliary force and it was not reasonable to assign the entire transfer of the contents to A and I recommended that he reach a settlement in order to eliminate the employer's liability claim. It was important for me to reach a settlement because there were good relations between the working client and his employer and he was a good employer , and I wanted to end his employment in a good spirit. At the end of the day, we reached a settlement without a lawsuit, and the employer transferred him a considerable sum for compensation."

In addition, Birnboim contacted the Phoenix insurance company in order for A to receive a disability allowance, "because even today, about six months after the incident, an occupational doctor determined that he is not fit to return to the workforce, his earning capacity is completely damaged and even though he is about 20 years away from his age The standard pension for men, in the foreseeable future he will not be able to work."

Thanks to the legal support and handling of the lawsuit, A was able to receive compensation in the amount of NIS 200,000, despite the fact that he had no seniority in the workplace and his salary was not high because he was not a professional employee.

In addition, until retirement, he receives a monthly allowance of NIS 5,700 from the National Insurance and an additional NIS 5,700 from the Phoenix Insurance Company due to loss of work capacity.

Attorney Birnbaum emphasizes the importance of immediately seeking advice and legal support. "Sometimes victims try to act alone to save money, fill out forms and don't write things down properly.

A professional lawyer will know exactly which forms to fill out and which procedure to attack.

Correct legal support shortens and optimizes processes.

For the most part," she says, "I do not involve external experts in order to avoid imposing financial obligations on those who have experienced an incident.

I know what the National Insurance wants to see and accordingly I request the documents from doctors in the community or from the hospital."

In addition, attorney Birnbaum emphasizes, "It is important for me to negotiate with the employer, as in the current case. Even if it seems easier to file a lawsuit and start wars, in the end it is a matter of time and costs, and it is important to me that the relationship ends in a nice and respectful way and not with slamming doors and anger It is important to seek professional legal advice immediately after the immediate treatment of the injury and not to delay the referral since it is more difficult to correct mistakes than to act correctly in the first place, what is more, it is not certain that it will be possible to exhaust all the rights. Some of my cases were of victims who tried to take care of their affairs alone and then a lack of trust arose On the part of the system. It is important to remember that the National Insurance and insurance companies are not easy entities to deal with and it is desirable and even necessary to be accompanied by a lawyer," concludes Attorney Birenboim.

Birenboim, please contact the firm 's website at

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