Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance California law requires employers to purchase for the protection of their employees. Generally speaking, these protections come into play when an employee is injured on the job. Instead of having to sue their employer to recover their injury-related costs—a process which can take months or years and have numerous roadblocks to recovery—workers’ compensation removes several of those roadblocks and speeds up the process. This article will explain when an employee can receive workers’  . . . .