To be eligible to receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits, your must be an employee of a covered company at the time of the accident. All employees are presumed covered unless the law specifically excludes their class of workers from coverage. Farm workers, domestic help, voluntary workers, and people who work for nonprofit organizations are excluded from coverage in many states.
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Occasional temporary employees are usually not entitled to benefits, but regular part-time employees are. In some states, employers of a small number of workers (usually less than three, four or five) do not have to provide workers’ compensation protection for their employees.
If you or a loved one has been injured at work it is important to protect your legal rights. Call (916) 922-9902 to speak with Tom Johnson, a work injury lawyer in Sacramento.
Suppose that you have your own air-conditioning business and are hired by Day Construction Company to install air conditioners in a new building. While doing so, part of the ceiling falls and injures you. Can you collect workers’ compensation benefits from Day Construction Company? No. You are considered to be an “independent contractor” rather than an employee of the prime contractor, here Day Construction Company. However, if you can prove an employee of Day Construction Company was negligent in installing that part of the ceiling, you would be entitled to sue and recover from Day.
If you or a loved one has been injured at work it is important to protect your legal rights. Call (916) 922-9902 to speak with Tom Johnson, a work injury attorney in Sacramento CA.