Construction Injury Benefits in California

Answer:

Last week, a young woman came into my office. She was seriously injured on a construction site and she wanted to know what benefits were available to her. If you are employed on a construction site and you are injured during the course of that employment, typically you’re going to be covered by workers’ compensation which provides medical care, treatment, and lost wages if you were injured on the job. If you are not employed and you are injured on a construction site, it’s a little different. You need to seek medical care, but it will be beyond the scope of the workers’ compensation system, and you would really need to consult with an attorney about what benefits may be available to you.