Injured while working in Hawthorne? Workers' compensation may not be your only option, and we can help you find out what paths are available to you.
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Claim it before someone else doesGetting hurt at work in Hawthorne can leave you with more questions than answers. Which system pays your medical bills? Can you do anything beyond filing a workers' compensation claim? The short answer under California law: workers' comp is normally your only route against your own employer, and it applies no matter who was at fault. But it is not always the end of the story. If someone outside your company contributed to the injury — a subcontractor on a shared job site near 120th Street, the owner of a building where you were making a delivery, the manufacturer of a machine that failed, or another driver who hit your work vehicle on Prairie Avenue — you may have a separate third-party claim with its own two-year deadline. That distinction matters in a city like this one. Hawthorne logged 328 injury collisions in 2025, with 416 people hurt, and some of those involved workers who were on the clock. We provide free case reviews to help you understand which paths apply to your situation.
California generally limits you to workers' compensation against your employer, but a negligent subcontractor, property owner, equipment maker, or driver can be held separately responsible. We can review whether a third-party claim exists in your case.
You have 30 days to report an injury to your employer, and third-party injury claims carry a two-year filing deadline in California. Getting in touch early keeps both clocks from becoming a problem.
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