Workers' Compensation Program

The Workers' Compensation Program administers the Master Agreement (PDF) between DPA and the State Compensation Insurance Fund. The Workers' Compensation Program:

• Works with all participating agencies to establish procedures and resolve disputes related to the agreement
• Reviews and monitors all program costs associated with the services provided under the agreement
• Oversees statewide policy and procedures regarding departmental compliance with workers' compensation laws
• Provides workers' compensation and return to work training
• Serves as a resource for technical questions and information in all areas related to workers' compensation and return to work issues

State Compensation Insurance Fund will provide MQR Services for all departments in the Master Agreement, per the Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Agreement.

Training for HR Staff

• Return to Work Training Class (#835)
• The Life of a Workers' Compensation Claim
• Return to Work Enhanced Overview
• Return to Work Forums

Cost Information

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• Fiscal Year 2010 - 2011
• Fiscal Year 2010 - 2011 - Largest Departments
• Fiscal Year 2009 - 2010
• Fiscal Year 2009 - 2010 - Largest Departments
• Fiscal Year 2008 - 2009
• Fiscal Year 2008 - 2009 - Largest Departments

• Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008
• Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008 - Largest Departments
• Fiscal Year 2006 - 2007
• Fiscal Year 2006 - 2007 - Largest Departments

Publications

• Workers' Compensation Claim Kit - Revised August 2011
• I've Just Been Injured on the Job, What Happens Now? - Revised November 2010
• The Employer's Role: When Your Employee is Injured on the Job - Revised April 2011
• Supplementing Industrial Disability Leave
• Supplementing Temporary Disability

Related PMLs

• PML 2012-002, Workers' Compensation Coverage for Volunteers, Issued 1-20-2012
• PML 2011-009, Workers' Compensation - Liability Determinations Between Uninsured State Agencies, Issued 03-22-2011
• PML 2010-024, New DWC Regulations Effective 10/08/10, Issued 10-05-2010
• PML 2007-012, Industrial Disability Leave: Important Reminder, Issued 04-05-2007
• PML 2004-026, Total Temporary Disability, Temporary Disability with Supplementation, and Partial Temporary Disability, Issued 06-25-2004
• PML 2002-060, Industrial Disability Leave (IDL), Enhanced Industrial Disability Leave (EIDL), and Industrial Disability Leave with Supplementation (IDL/S), Issued 09-24-2002

Related Memos

• Disclosures from Personnel Files
• Sample Medical Authorization
• Subpoenas and Personnel Files
• Equipment Purchases

Resources

• Cal/OSHA
• State Compensation Insurance Fund
• Return to Work Coordinator Contact List

Updated February 6, 2012 at 2:49 PM.