Free, plain-English guides to workplace injuries in California, written for the people doing the work.
If you have been hurt on the job, or the pain has been building for months, the hardest part is often knowing what you are entitled to and how long you have to act. These guides walk through the injuries we see most often, the deadlines that protect your claim, and the benefits California law owes you.
Choose Your Guide
Pick the guide that matches the work you do. Each one is free, covers California law rather than general advice, and can be read on this site or downloaded as a PDF in English or Spanish.
Warehouse Injury Guide
Warehouse, distribution center, and fulfillment center workers
Written for warehouse, distribution center, and fulfillment center workers, this guide covers the injuries that build slowly over months as well as the sudden ones, and the warning signs worth acting on before they become permanent.
Forklift Injury Guide
Forklift operators and anyone working around powered industrial trucks
Written for forklift operators and everyone who works alongside powered industrial trucks, this guide covers how forklift accidents actually happen, from tip-overs and struck-by collisions to falls from raised forks and loading dock failures.
Construction Injury Guide
Construction trades, laborers, and job site crews
Written for construction workers on every kind of California job site, this guide covers the leading causes of serious and fatal construction injury, what employers and general contractors are responsible for, and exactly what to do in the first days after an accident.
English and Español
Every guide is published in both languages. There is no form to fill out and no email address to hand over. Download one, print it, or pass it along to a coworker who needs it.
Hurt on the Job? Start Here
Get medical care
Tell the provider it happened at work. Your health comes first and the record starts here.
Report it in writing
California gives you 30 days to notify your employer. Written notice is what protects you.
Read the guide for your job
Then call us. The consultation is free and the clock on your claim is already running.
What Every Guide Covers
The guides are written for different jobs, but each one answers the same core questions about a California work injury, in the same order, so you can find what you need without reading the whole thing.
What the injury may mean
The symptoms and injury patterns that come with the job, and which ones should not be waited out.
What to do first
Getting medical care, telling your employer in writing, and the California deadlines that protect your claim.
What you are entitled to
Medical treatment, temporary and permanent disability benefits, and job displacement benefits.
Protection from retaliation
It is against California law for an employer to punish you for reporting an injury or filing a valid claim.
When a claim goes further
The situations where a third party, not your employer, may also be responsible for what happened to you.
How an attorney helps
What changes when someone handles the claim, the deadlines, and the insurance adjuster for you.
Who These Guides Are For
The Inland Empire runs on warehouses, distribution centers, and construction. These guides were written for the people in those buildings and on those job sites, and for the families trying to help them.
- Warehouse, distribution center, and fulfillment center workers
- Forklift and powered industrial truck operators
- Construction trades, laborers, and job site crews
- Temporary and staffing agency workers, who often have the same rights and are told otherwise
- Spanish-speaking workers, since every guide is published in both languages
- Family members helping an injured worker figure out the next step
Related Workplace Injury Claims
Talk to Khashan Law Firm About Your Case
A guide can tell you what the law says. It cannot tell you what your specific claim is worth or what the insurance company is going to do next. If you or a family member has been hurt on the job anywhere in California, Khashan Law Firm offers free, confidential consultations.
- Call: (951) 461-2387
- Toll-Free: (866) 34-INJURED
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- Serving: the Inland Empire, and clients throughout California
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These publications are provided by Khashan Law Firm, APC as a general educational resource for workers in California. They are attorney advertising and are not intended as legal advice for any specific situation. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Consult a licensed attorney about the facts of your individual case.
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