Description :

This guidebook gives an overview of the california workers compensation system it is meant to help workers with job injuries understand their basic legal rights the steps to take to request workers compensation benefits and where to seek further information and help if necessary. In california there are 2 types of injuries for which a workers compensation claim may be pursued these include specific injuries and cumulative trauma injuries specific injury this is the injury most people regard as being a true injury. All 24 division of workers compensation dwc offices throughout the state provide information and assistance on rights benefits and obligations under californias workerscompensation laws information and assistance officers help resolve disputes without formal proceedings their goal is to get you full and timely benefits. 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