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If you suffer an on-the-job injury or illness, you may be entitled to workers' compensation. Employees who are covered can receive partial pay for the time they are out of work, compensation for their medical bills, and more. You'll find information on eligibility, coverage, benefits, and more below, as well as more resources on workers' comp and disability law.
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If you are an employee in the state of California, you are probably covered by workers’ compensation. There are some important exceptions, however.
Workers’ compensation is a no-fault system. Unless you engaged in serious and willful misconduct, your own negligence won’t keep you from collecting workers’ compensation benefits.
Just about any kind of injury or illness is covered, so long as it is work-related.
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Your employer is required to pay for all medical care that is reasonably related to the injury and scientifically proven to treat that injury.
When an injury on the job puts you out of work or keeps you from performing your old job at the same rate of pay, you can get temporary disability benefits to help make up for your lost wages.
If you are left with a permanent disability after your medical treatment has ended, you can continue receiving additional benefits for an extended period, or even the rest of your life.
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You are entitled to compensation for your medical bills and lost wages, but you must know the rules and follow them to protect your claim.
Getting the ball rolling on your claim starts with you, and keeping your claim moving forward requires staying on top of the claim with your employer and their workers’ comp insurance carrier.
California workers’ compensation law allows you to predesignate your personal physician. Otherwise, you might have to choose a doctor within the employer’s network.
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Making a false or fraudulent workers’ compensation claim is a felony subject to up to 5 years in prison or a fine of up to $50,000 or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or by both imprisonment and fine. (notice required by California Labor Code Section 5432)
