Does A Food Delivery Service Cover Slip And Fall Claims For Its Delivery Drivers?

There are millions of people in California who are working two jobs or have a side gig to help them cover their monthly bills. As the cost of living has skyrocketed, this is the only way for them to afford all the necessities like rent, food, and essential medical care. Many families are combining to work three or more jobs to cover added expenses like childcare. What that means is that thousands of these hard-working people are turning to part-time or gig work, like a food delivery service, to try to make ends meet.

We all know the names of the big food delivery services like Uber Eats, GrubHub, Postmates, and DoorDash. But it is also critical to understand that in many communities like San Diego, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, there are smaller food delivery services that work only in that general area. And these workers are always filled with questions about their rights and how to get the help they need if they were the victim of a slip and fall injury while working for a smaller food delivery service. The team at Kenmore Law Group gets many calls from these workers or their loved ones asking if a food delivery service covers slip and fall claims for its delivery drivers.

Our professional staff can be reached 24/7 to help you understand the answer to this question and how to get the help you need. But it is not a simple yes or no answer. There are many factors to evaluate and consider when seeking help after suffering a slip and fall while working as a food delivery driver. Our staff will provide immediate general information regarding your options and help you schedule a free consultation to meet with a Kenmore Law Group slip and fall personal injury attorney to explore your rights and options. After this meeting, you will have a complete understanding of how you can take action to get help with things like medical bills and lost wages. But please also know that you are never obligated to take any legal action against someone responsible for your injuries, nor are you required to hire Kenmore Law Group to handle this matter. We are only offering our legal expertise and guidance to ensure all food delivery slip and fall injury victims get the help they need to resolve their hardships. All we ask is that you contact our office swiftly, as there are time limits that could impact the help you can receive.

What Causes Many Food Delivery Driver Slip And Fall Injury Incidents?
As a food delivery person, you know that you are doing a great deal of walking as well as driving. So, there is a very real possibility of suffering a slip and fall incident each time you are out of the car. From getting out of the car to enter the restaurant and pick up the food order to hazards you face at the delivery location, there can be many slip and fall risks that include:

• Missing, damaged, or saturated flood mats at the entrance to the restaurant
• Wet floors that are slippery due to spilled food or drinks that were not properly cleaned up
• Leaking hoses or water lines create slippery floors
• Wet leaves and other moist and slippery debris on sidewalks and in parking lots at the restaurant where we are picking up food
• Damaged or missing safety handrails at the delivery location
• Flooded sidewalks or wet walking surfaces
• Poorly marked or unmarked ramps, steps, or changes in elevation or walking surface at the restaurant or delivery location
• Poorly lit walkways or entryways

As you will learn, it can be essential to note where you feel and the hazard that caused your slip and fall incident, as this information can provide you with additional options to seek help in covering your losses and expenses. Please reach out to the experts at Kenmore Law Group as quickly as possible to explore your options.

Common Injuries Suffered By Food Delivery Service Drivers
When you think of a serious incident that could occur when you are at work, you likely envision a car accident or other incident involving a vehicle if you spend a lot of time driving. However, it is essential that you think about the time that you are away from your vehicle and note that some slip and fall incidents result in very significant harm. While it is unfortunate and unacknowledged in many cases, slip and fall injuries can be very painful and costly when the surroundings complicate the severity of damage or cause multiple injuries that can include:

• Fractured, broken, or shattered bones
• Compound fractures
• Complete joint dislocations and destruction of the soft connective tissue of the joints
• Severe lacerations and puncture wounds that can involve damage to internal organs and internal bleeding
• Partial or complete amputations
• Damage to the neck, back, or spinal cord
• Facial injuries to the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, or the delicate skin on the face
• Soft tissue damage that involved the destruction of the nerve tissue
• Head injuries can range in complexity from a skull fracture or severe concussion to a brain bleed or other traumatic brain injuries

Your Employment Arrangement Will Impact Your Options
If you are an employee of the food delivery service and get a W-2 tax form with your earnings each year, then you also have the benefit of being covered by the California worker’s compensation program. All employers in the state are legally obligated to participate in the program and cover all costs to ensure all of their employees. If you are an actual employee, this coverage will provide medical care and other benefits when you suffer any on the job injuries. The worker’s compensation lawyers at Kenmore Law Group can assist you in opening a claim if you are eligible as an employee of the food delivery service. But please reach out to our staff quickly, as victims of a workplace injury have only 30 days from the date of the injury incident to open a claim with the worker’s comp program.

Who Else Could Be To Blame For Your Food Delivery Service Slip And Fall Injuries?
If you are not an employee of a food delivery service but instead are considered a subcontractor or freelance type employee, you will not have the luxury of coverage from California Worker’s Compensation. What that means for you is that your best opportunity to have your losses and expenses covered is to pursue a personal injury lawsuit. In these cases, a property owner could be held accountable if any person suffers harm because they failed to address a safety hazard.

The particular portion of the legal system overseeing these injuries is premises liability law, and it applies to all public and private properties. The owner of each property has an obligation to ensure the safety of guests by properly building and maintaining the space. They are also required to execute routine inspections and repair or eliminate any safety concerns in a timely manner. This is called the duty of care of the property owner, and it can be transferred to their staff if the owner is not present.

The property owner or their staff is required to address any safety issue with at least the same level of attention as would be provided by the average prudent person. If they fail to take the appropriate action to eliminate the hazard in a reasonable time, they can be deemed negligent in their duty of care. In addition, if that negligence is later found to have caused or contributed to the harm of a facility patron or guest on the property, the space owner can be held accountable for the losses and expenses of the injury victim. Please reach out to Kenmore Law Group if you feel that staff negligence and duty of care are a factor in the slip and fall you suffered while making a food delivery. If that is the case, you could have grounds for a personal injury lawsuit to help you cover the expenses and losses caused by the injury incident.

How Much Is A Slip And Fall Personal Injury Lawsuit Worth?
As the victim of a slip and fall while making a food delivery, you are sure to have questions about the potential compensation amount you might receive for the lawsuit you are considering. Many victims of these incidents are under the misconception that there are predetermined compensation amounts based on the injury or incident they suffer. However, that is not correct. Instead, each case is carefully and independently evaluated, and the actual losses and expenses incurred by the victim are used to determine the amount of compensation that could be awarded by the court.

Working with your Kenmore Law Group slip and fall injury attorney and team, you will compile all the documentation to verify your expenses and losses caused by the injury incident. These items will then be compiled to determine your potential compensation. The allowable items that you will want to provide clarification for will include, but are not always limited to:

• The replacement cost of any personal property that was damaged or destroyed in the injury incident
• The legal costs related to preparing, filing, and litigating your food delivery service slip and fall injury incident
• The cost of all current and projected medical care related to the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the harm suffered in the slip and fall, as well as any therapy or counseling needed to address the trauma and stress of the incident and injuries that you sustained
• Your lost income if the harm you suffered prevented you from working at your regular job until you were fully healed and cleared by your medical care providers to return to the duties of that job

How Long Do I Have To Pursue Action?
If you are fortunate enough to have coverage as an employee under California worker’s comp, you have only 30 days from the date of the injury to open the claim with the program. However, for most food delivery service drivers, you will be working under the timeline of a personal injury lawsuit. In these cases, the victim is given two years from the date of the injury incident to have their case filed with the court. The time is strictly enforced, and there are minimal exceptions that would provide you with added time to take legal action once the original two years have expired. Please reach out to Kenmore Law Group today to discuss the matter and the time remaining for you to take action to get the help and compensation you need and deserve before it is too late.

No Added Hardship From Legal Fees
When you hire Kenmore Law Group to handle your food delivery service slip and fall personal injury lawsuit, you never need to feel stressed about how to pay upfront legal fees and expenses. Our payment policy has eliminated these stressful expenses to ensure that all personal injury victims have access to the expert legal services they need to secure any compensation owed to them for harm caused by another person’s negligence.

Please get in touch with our team today to learn more and know that you will never be charged for our time or the investment we make in preparing your case until the lawsuit is resolved. At that time, you will have the compensation that includes funds to cover your legal costs and expenses. In addition, if your Kenmore Law Group slip and fall personal injury attorney fails to win your case and deliver that compensation, you owe the firm nothing. Please get in touch with our team today to explore this and all options to help you cover the cost of your slip and fall injuries while working as a food delivery service driver.