Labor/Employment
Aug. 19, 2026
Hurt on the job? Good luck finding a lawyer
California's workers' compensation system promises to protect injured workers, but its attorney fee structure can leave those with smaller claims without counsel and without the benefits they deserve.
Get hurt at work and the system makes you a promise. File a claim, get treated, get paid while you heal. That is the promise of workers' compensation. But there is a catch the public rarely hears about. If your injury is on the smaller side, you may not find a lawyer willing to take your case, and without one, you will probably walk away with far less than you are owed.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported on this problem nationwide: injured workers...
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