Legal Question in Workers Comp in California

Your attorney is telling you how to get a higher WC award. I personally think recovering from the injuries is more important. You will have to live with the pain and physical restrictions fro some time, perhaps you entire future life. You will make more money working than getting WC benefits. Playing down the effects of the car accident might result in greater WC benefits but at this point that is a guess. But if what you tell the comp. carrier is different from what you tell the Dr.s who see you, you lose credibility with the WC adjuster. Also, if the other party was at fault for the accident, by down playing the effects of the accident for WC, you have to downplay it for the civil suit/claim. My experience is that most people can not play the two roles and get caught so lose on both sdes of the fence .