Workers' Compensation
Every year thousands of California employees suffer work-related injuries. Workers' Compensation is an insurance system. Like most states, California has a workers' compensation system to compensate employees for accidental injuries occurring in the workplace. Workers' compensation benefits primarily cover accidental injuries. Injuries are accidental if they happen unexpectedly, without design or plan.
The benefits available to workers include permanent or temporary total disability, permanent or temporary partial disability, and medical and related expenses. Workers' compensation entitles an employee to all reasonable and necessary medical care related to the injury.
Workers' Compensation is a program that is set up to pay for the expenses incurred in the event you are injured at work while performing your regular job duties. You will be sent to a doctor that is enrolled in a program and your expenses will be paid for. In the event your injury prevents you from working, you will receive a portion of your regular pay.
FAQs
- What should I do if I get injured at work?
- Where do I go for treatment if I am injured at work?
- Will filing a workers' compensation claim jeopardize my position?
- Do I have to pay for any out of pocket expenses if I am injured at work?
- If I am unable to work, will I still get paid?
Quick Links
- California New Hire Pamphlet
- Notice and Predesignation of Personal Physician Form - English (PDF format, 76 KB)*
- Notice and Predesignation of Personal Physician Form - Spanish (PDF format, 56 KB)*
- Injured at Work
- Authorized Medical Providers
- Benefits
- Notice of New Workers' Compensation Program Medical Provider Network
- SB899 Notice and Form - English (Word format, 421 KB)*
- SB899 Notice and Form - Spanish (Word format, 425 KB)*
Contact Information
- Your supervisor
- Margo Carr
Workers' Compensation Administrator
5250 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182–1945
Phone: 619–594–1051
Fax: 619–594–2363
mcarr@foundation.sdsu.edu - Workers' Compensation Carrier
Travelers
P.O. Box 6510
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Policy Number: TC2J–UB–419J489–5–11
Effective: 07/01/2011 to 06/30/2012
Phone: 800–258–3710
Fax: 877–801–9677 - Information and Assistance Office, California Industrial Relations Department 1351 Front Street #3047
San Diego, CA 92101–3690
Phone: 619–525–4206
Phone: 800–736–7401
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