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Workers' Compensation Index  

• California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation - Charged with overseeing the health and safety and workers' compensation systems in California and recommending administrative or legislative modifications to improve their operation.
• California Department of Industrial Relations Medical Unit - The medical unit within the State's workers' compensation system. The Unit examines and appoints physicians to be Qualified Medical Evaluators (QMEs). QMEs perform the examinations of injured workers that help determine the level of benefits to be received by a worker.
• California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) - DWC monitors the administration of workers' compensation claims, and provides administrative and judicial services to assist in resolving disputes that arise in connection with claims for workers' compensation benefits.
• California Office of Self Insurance Plans (SIP) - Program within the Director's Office of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) that authorizes qualified employers to provide their own coverage for workers' compensation liabilities.
• California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) - A seven-member, quasi-judicial body appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, exercises all judicial powers vested in it by the Labor Code. Its major functions include review of petitions for reconsideration of decisions by workers' compensation referees of the Division of Workers' Compensation and regulation of the adjudication process by adopting rules of practice and procedure.
• LII: Workers' Compensation - Cornell Law School site provides an overview and resource links.
• Safety and Health at Work: Workers' Compensation - AFL-CIO site provides workers' compensation overview and information.
• U.S. Department of Labor: Workers' Compensation - The Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers four major disability compensation programs which provide wage replacement benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation, and other benefits to federal workers or their dependents who are injured at work or acquire an occupational disease. The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, the Federal Employees' Compensation Program, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Program, and the Black Lung Benefits Program serve the specific employee groups who are covered under the relevant statutes and regulations by mitigating the financial burden resulting from workplace injury. Individuals injured on the job while employed by private companies or state and local government agencies should contact their state workers' compensation board. Also see:
  • Find It! By Topic Workplace Safety & Health
• Workers' Compensation Administrators Directory - Directory listing of U.S. and Canadian workers' compensation administrators.
• Workers' Compensation Benefits FAQ - Presented by Nolo.com, a leading source of self-help legal information.
• Workers' Compensation Section of the State Bar of California - Serves State Bar of California members, workers' compensation practitioners, and the people of California by promoting an efficient and just compensation delivery system.




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