California · Workplace injury · Updated
Workplace injury cases in California: the rules and the lawyers
The deadline to file, the fault rule and the other California rules that matter for a workplace injury case, each with the law it comes from. This is general information, not advice about your case.
We don’t list firms in California that take workplace injury cases yet.
At a glance
Checked 6 Nov 2026 · Not legal advice
Deadline to file
We don’t show California’s deadline here until we have checked it against the official text. Ask a lawyer, or each firm you call, which deadline applies to you.
If you were partly at fault
We don’t show California’s rule for shared fault here until we have checked it against the official text. If you may have been partly at fault, ask a lawyer how that affects your claim.
Firms we list
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None yet for workplace injury cases.
Know this first
Step 1: Your deadline to file in court
We don’t show California’s deadline here until we have checked it against the official text. Ask a lawyer, or each firm you call, which deadline applies to you.
When the clock starts, and whether an exception applies, can depend on the facts. A lawyer can tell you your exact date.
How fault is counted
Step 2: If you were partly at fault
We don’t show California’s rule for shared fault here until we have checked it against the official text. If you may have been partly at fault, ask a lawyer how that affects your claim.
Next
Step 3: What to do with this
- Write down the datesThe day you were hurt, the day treatment ended, and anything a government body or hospital sent you.
- Ask a lawyer about your factsThese rules have exceptions that depend on details. A lawyer licensed in California can tell you which ones apply.
- Ask each firmWhich deadline applies to me, does a notice need to go out, and by when?
More California rules
This page keeps to the rules that matter most for a workplace injury case. The California page has all of them.
Injured in California: all deadlines and rules
Other case types in California:
After a workplace injury: the general guide
What to do after an injury on the job: get care, tell your employer in writing, and learn how workers’ compensation works and when a separate injury claim against someone else may exist.
How to check a lawyer’s license in California
Each state keeps a public list of lawyers. Before you hire anyone, look the lawyer up by name and read what the listing says about their license. If it isn’t clear, call the office that keeps the list.
Search the State Bar of California’s list of lawyersLink checked 7 Nov 2026
How we list firms
How we list firms
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Firms are listed for free, in A–Z order, when they say they take workplace injury cases. Every fact shows its source and date. We don’t recommend lawyers, and we don’t pass on your details.
This is general information, not legal advice.