Workers' compensation help by industry

What kind of work do you do?

At a desk, behind a counter, on a set or out on a route: start with the work you actually do. These pages explain what to have ready for a conversation and where to find answers about the injury.

• Office workersAdministrative staff, receptionists, data-entry workers and customer support teams. Computer work and gradual pain.
• Warehouse and logisticsLifting, quotas, forklifts and loading docks: your rights after a warehouse injury, including California's quota law.
• ConstructionFalls, equipment, heat illness and claims against other contractors on a multi-employer job site.
• Healthcare workersPatient-handling injuries, needlesticks, workplace violence and stress claims for nurses, CNAs, caregivers and hospital staff.
• Restaurant and hospitalityBurns, cuts, slips and kitchen heat for cooks, servers, dishwashers, housekeepers and hotel staff.
• AgricultureHeat illness, pesticides, equipment and strain injuries for field, packing house and nursery workers.
• Domestic workersWhen house cleaners, nannies, caregivers and gardeners hired by a household are covered by workers' comp.
• Retail and grocery workersCashiers, grocery clerks, stockers and cart attendants. Checkout motions, deliveries and shifts on your feet.
• Cleaning and janitorial workersCommercial cleaners, janitors, custodians and floor crews. Cleaning routes, carts, equipment and chemical exposure.
• Film, TV and production crewsGrips, lighting crews, set builders, wardrobe teams and production assistants. Location work and changing productions.
• Drivers and transportation workersDelivery drivers, truck drivers and bus operators. Driving assignments, loading, stops and vehicle access.
• Security and event workersSecurity guards, venue staff and parking attendants. Patrol routes, incidents, event setup and overnight shifts.
• Garment and manufacturing workersSewing operators, cutters, pressers, machine operators and assembly workers. Repeated tasks and equipment incidents.

Why the job you do changes the case

A warehouse picker and a hotel housekeeper file the same claim form. But the picker may have quota records that show how the injury happened, and the housekeeper may be covered by a heat rule she's never heard of. A nanny's coverage can turn on how many hours she worked in the last 90 days. A roofer may have a second claim against another contractor on the site.

That's what these pages are for. Each one starts with what's specific to that kind of work: the warehouse quota law, the outdoor heat rule that requires shade above 80°F and high-heat procedures at 95°F, the indoor rule that starts at 82°F, and the 52-hour, $100 test for household workers.

One thing doesn't change from job to job: in California, immigration status doesn't decide whether you get workers' comp. The law covers workers whether lawfully or unlawfully employed.

Sources: 8 CCR § 3395; 8 CCR § 3396; California Labor Code § 2100, § 3351, § 3352, § 1171.5.

Call (323) 656-9040 or send us the short form to discuss what happened.