Encinitas, CA personal injury attorney Michael Padilla talks about your legal rights after being injured in a construction accident. He notes that construction accidents in California are particularly complex due to the involvement of multiple parties. While a worker injured on the job typically has access to workers’ compensation through their employer, it is also important to consider potential liability of third parties. These can include other contractors or entities whose actions contributed to the unsafe condition that caused the injury.

He emphasizes the need to carefully identify and evaluate all parties involved—from the developer to the general contractor to various subcontractors—to determine who may share responsibility. When these parties are not the worker’s employer, a tort claim may be pursued against them, providing a potential personal injury remedy beyond workers’ compensation benefits.