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Workers Compensation
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Hurt? Injured? Call Now - FREE CONSULTATION (619) 231-5717
No Fee Unless We Recover Money For You!
Injured at work
Workers' compensation benefits are designed to provide you with the medical treatment you need to recover from your work related injury or illness, partially replace the wages you lose while you are recovering, and help you return to work. Workers’ compensation benefits do not include damages for pain and suffering or punitive damages.
Report the injury or illness to your employer. Make sure your supervisor is notified of your injury as soon as possible. If your injury or illness developed gradually, report it as soon as you learn or believe it was caused by your job. Reporting promptly helps avoid problems and delays in receiving benefits, including medical care. If you don’t report your injury within 30 days, you could lose your right to receive workers’ compensation benefits.
Get emergency treatment if neededIf it’s an emergency, call 911 or go to an emergency room right away. Tell the medical staff that your injury or illness is job-related. If you can safely do so, contact your employer for further instructions.
If you don’t need emergency treatment, make sure you get first aid and see a doctor if necessary.
What’s next? Once you file a claim, your employer is required to provide you with medical care.
(http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/InjuredWorker.htm)
Benefits:
Workers' comp insurance provides five basic benefits:
Download the Injured Worker Guidebook- Fifth Edition June 2014
http://www.dir.ca.gov/InjuredWorkerGuidebook/InjuredWorkerGuidebook.pdf
Descarga Guia para trabajadores laborales en Español Quinta Edicion Junio 2014
http://www.dir.ca.gov/InjuredWorkerGuidebook/Spanish/InjuredWorkerGuidebook.pdf
NBC Investigation:
California's Workers' Compensation System
Part One Part Two Part Three
Frustrated about the obstacles and delays of the workers compensation system?
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL AND STATE LEGISLATORS.
Don't know their names you can look them up at this website; http://www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/legislators/your_legislator.html
Take a survey regarding your experience as an injured worker:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9GKFMWKwww.surveymonkey.com/r/9GKFMWK
Tome una encuesta sobre su experiencia como trabjador lesionado en Español: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZHXFGYV
Workers' compensation benefits are designed to provide you with the medical treatment you need to recover from your work related injury or illness, partially replace the wages you lose while you are recovering, and help you return to work. Workers’ compensation benefits do not include damages for pain and suffering or punitive damages.
Report the injury or illness to your employer. Make sure your supervisor is notified of your injury as soon as possible. If your injury or illness developed gradually, report it as soon as you learn or believe it was caused by your job. Reporting promptly helps avoid problems and delays in receiving benefits, including medical care. If you don’t report your injury within 30 days, you could lose your right to receive workers’ compensation benefits.
Get emergency treatment if neededIf it’s an emergency, call 911 or go to an emergency room right away. Tell the medical staff that your injury or illness is job-related. If you can safely do so, contact your employer for further instructions.
If you don’t need emergency treatment, make sure you get first aid and see a doctor if necessary.
What’s next? Once you file a claim, your employer is required to provide you with medical care.
(http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/InjuredWorker.htm)
Benefits:
Workers' comp insurance provides five basic benefits:
- Medical care: Paid for by your employer to help you recover from an injury or illness caused by work
- Temporary disability benefits: Payments if you lose wages because your injury prevents you from doing your usual job while recovering
- Permanent disability benefits: Payments if you don't recover completely
- Supplemental job displacement benefits (if your date of injury is in 2004 or later): Vouchers to help pay for retraining or skill enhancement if you don't recover completely and don't return to work for your employer
- Death benefits: Payments to your spouse, children or other dependents if you die from a job injury or illness.
Download the Injured Worker Guidebook- Fifth Edition June 2014
http://www.dir.ca.gov/InjuredWorkerGuidebook/InjuredWorkerGuidebook.pdf
Descarga Guia para trabajadores laborales en Español Quinta Edicion Junio 2014
http://www.dir.ca.gov/InjuredWorkerGuidebook/Spanish/InjuredWorkerGuidebook.pdf
NBC Investigation:
California's Workers' Compensation System
Part One Part Two Part Three
Frustrated about the obstacles and delays of the workers compensation system?
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL AND STATE LEGISLATORS.
Don't know their names you can look them up at this website; http://www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/legislators/your_legislator.html
Take a survey regarding your experience as an injured worker:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9GKFMWKwww.surveymonkey.com/r/9GKFMWK
Tome una encuesta sobre su experiencia como trabjador lesionado en Español: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZHXFGYV
Court House Information
Workers Compensation Appeals Board
7575 Metropolitan Drive, Suite 202
San Diego, CA 92108
619-767-2083
Cliff Levy, presiding judge
General information
Units within the San Diego district office:Recorded information:1-800-736-7401
Disability accommodations:1-866-681-1459
Zip code locator tool will help you locate the DWC district office serving your ZIP code.
Court is in session: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. morning session 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. afternoon session
Injured worker workshop: Held the last Friday of every month at 10:00 a.m.
Late for court? E-mail usT he court lobby is open 30 minutes before the beginning of the court session, five days per week (except for holidays). Sign-in sheets are located on the small table near the reception window. Please sign-in and follow posted instructions. Items may be date stamped and filed at the reception desk.
No judges are available on Fridays for any purpose. We apologize for any increased wait time before the court can hear your cases or process your documents. Please let the court know if you feel your case is an emergency and we will do whatever is possible to assist you.
Children should not be brought to court.
Getting to the court
By bus: Metropolitan Transit System information, schedules, and costs.
By car: Driving directions to San Diego district office.
Parking
Free parking is available in front of the building.
Nearby eateries
Vending machines are located on the second floor of the building.
There is a food court located in the shopping center behind our building. It offers a variety of fast food as well as Mexican, Indian and other restaurants.
updated October 2012 http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/DWC_address/SanDiego.html
Workers Compensation Appeals Board
7575 Metropolitan Drive, Suite 202
San Diego, CA 92108
619-767-2083
Cliff Levy, presiding judge
General information
Units within the San Diego district office:Recorded information:1-800-736-7401
Disability accommodations:1-866-681-1459
Zip code locator tool will help you locate the DWC district office serving your ZIP code.
Court is in session: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. morning session 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. afternoon session
Injured worker workshop: Held the last Friday of every month at 10:00 a.m.
Late for court? E-mail usT he court lobby is open 30 minutes before the beginning of the court session, five days per week (except for holidays). Sign-in sheets are located on the small table near the reception window. Please sign-in and follow posted instructions. Items may be date stamped and filed at the reception desk.
No judges are available on Fridays for any purpose. We apologize for any increased wait time before the court can hear your cases or process your documents. Please let the court know if you feel your case is an emergency and we will do whatever is possible to assist you.
Children should not be brought to court.
Getting to the court
By bus: Metropolitan Transit System information, schedules, and costs.
By car: Driving directions to San Diego district office.
Parking
Free parking is available in front of the building.
Nearby eateries
Vending machines are located on the second floor of the building.
There is a food court located in the shopping center behind our building. It offers a variety of fast food as well as Mexican, Indian and other restaurants.
updated October 2012 http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/DWC_address/SanDiego.html
