The California Applicants' Attorneys Association (CAAA) is the most powerful and knowledgeable legal voice for the injured workers of California. Serving California's injured workers since 1966, CAAA has been built with the support of its members who recognized the necessity of an active voice for injured workers.

Did you know?

• If you get hurt on the job, medical care should be paid for by your employer  - whether or not you miss time from work.

• You don’t have to be a legal resident of the United States to receive most workers’ compensation benefits.

• You may be eligible to receive benefits even if you are a temporary or part-time worker.

• It’s illegal for your employer to punish or fire you for having a job injury or for requesting workers’ compensation  benefits when you believe your injury was caused by your job.

• You may be covered by workers’ compensation as an employee even if you are called an “independent contractor.”

• You can receive benefits no matter who was at fault for your job injury.

• You can’t sue your employer for a job injury (in most cases).

While we are unable to recommend an individual attorney, we can offer you a selection of our members including specializations, languages spoken, etc. Click on the button to launch the search to locate an attorney in your area.  Not sure if you need an attorney? Consultations are free for injured workers.

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Click on this link below to go to the Department of Industrial Relations Workers' Compensation in California: A Guidebook for Injured Workers

Guidebook

Click below to go to Fact Sheets and Guides from CA Dept. of Workers' Compensation page.

Fact Sheets & Guides

More FAQ About Workers' Compensation

The History of Workers' Compensation in California

Workers' compensation programs were an outcome of the Progressive Era, when reformers responded to both labor and employer concerns about high rates of work-related injuries, insufficient compensation to injured workers, and continuing employer uncertainty about how to predict the costs related to these injuries. California's workers' compensation system was established in 1913 by the Boynton Act, which required that employers, with some exceptions such as the agricultural sector, provide workers' compensation benefits to their employees. Benefits for permanent disability, including permanent partial disability, were an essential part of the workers' compensation scheme.
 

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