California workers compensation pays for medical treatment, part of your lost wages and a permanent disability award when you are hurt on the job, no matter who was at fault. It is also only part of the picture. When a machine, a contractor or a property owner caused the injury, a separate claim against that party can be worth more than the compensation benefits alone.
We wrote free guides for the three jobs these claims come from most often. Read the Warehouse Injury Guide, the Forklift Injury Guide or the Construction Injury Guide, or browse all of our injury guides. Each one covers what to do in the first days, the deadlines that apply and how these claims are valued.