Workers' Compensation: The Injured Worker

(8 min.) Today, the California Worker's Compensation Law provides a faster, fairer way to take care of injured workers where fault doesn't have to be proved to recover medical expenses and lost wages. This job-injury insurance is paid for by your employer and supervised by the state. If you can't work due to a job-related injury or illness, workers' compensation automatically pays your medical bills and provides money to live on until you can return to work.

Topics covered in this safety video include: coverage, qualifying period, notifying your supervisor, Claim Form, 3 kinds of benefits, doctor bills and hospital expenses, compensation, Adjudication with the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, personal physician, and State Disability Insurance or SDI.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.