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About Work Injury Compass

Work Injury Compass is a free, plain-English guide to California workers' compensation for injured workers and their families, with a directory of attorneys drawn from public State Bar records.

What we do

  • Explain how California workers' comp works, from reporting an injury to settling a case.
  • Walk through the official DWC forms and link to the current versions.
  • Offer simple estimators that show their math.
  • List attorneys who report a workers' compensation practice to the State Bar, by county.
  • Match people who ask with a participating California workers' comp attorney when one covers their county.

Editorial standards

  • Primary sources first. Every guide is written from the California Labor Code, DWC regulations (California Code of Regulations, title 8), official DWC fact sheets and Information & Assistance guides, and DWC rate tables. Each guide lists its sources with links.
  • Answer first. Each guide opens with a short answer, then the details.
  • Dated and reviewed for changes. Each page shows when it was last updated. Benefit rates are checked against the DWC's published tables at least every January and July, when rates change.
  • No promises. We don't promise results, rank attorneys, or publish testimonials.
  • Review. Guides are written and checked by the Work Injury Compass editorial team. We plan to add review by a licensed California attorney and will name the reviewer on each page when that happens. Until then, nothing on this site has been reviewed by an attorney.
  • Corrections. If you find an error, email admin@workinjurycompass.com. We fix confirmed errors promptly and update the date.

How we make money

Work Injury Compass is attorney advertising. Participating attorneys pay an advertising fee; the fee doesn't depend on whether anyone hires them or on case results. Advertising never changes what our guides say. See the disclaimer.

Directory data

From public State Bar of California records; lists attorneys who list workers' compensation as a practice area, which can include defense attorneys; not an endorsement; listed attorneys are not necessarily participating advertisers. To correct or remove a listing, email admin@workinjurycompass.com.

Who publishes this site

Published by the Work Injury Compass operator. Business entity registration in progress. Contact: admin@workinjurycompass.com.

Get a free case review

Answer a few questions. We'll match you with a participating California workers' comp attorney when one covers your county. We can't promise a call.

  • Free
  • About 2 minutes
  • No obligation
1How can an attorney reach you?
2Where and what happened
Do you already have a workers' comp attorney?
If you already have an attorney, please talk to them first. You can still send this form.
Was it a vehicle accident? (optional)
3Your OK to be contacted
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Attorney advertising. Your request will be sent to Abramson Labor Group, 1700 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91506. Responsible attorney: William Zev Abramson, State Bar #289387.

If a participating attorney covers your county, your request goes only to that attorney. Please don't include Social Security numbers or medical records. Privacy Policy

Attorney advertising. Work Injury Compass is not a law firm and is not a lawyer referral service. We do not give legal advice. Using this site or submitting a form does not create an attorney–client relationship. Participating attorneys pay to advertise. Advertising law firm: Abramson Labor Group, 1700 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91506. Attorney responsible for this advertising: William Zev Abramson, State Bar of California #289387. Work Injury Compass is a private website. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the State of California, the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) or the WCAB.