An overview on workers’ compensation and your rights within the California workers’ compensation system.
Topic: Health and Safety / Job Injuries
Workers’ Compensation: Permanent Disability Benefits
You are eligible for permanent disability benefits if you have not made a complete recovery from your work-related injury/illness once your condition has stabilized.
Workers’ Compensation: Temporary Disability Benefits
There are two categories of temporary disability benefits: temporary total disability (TTD) and temporary partial disability (TPD, also known as “wage-loss TD”).
Health & Safety at Work
A fact sheet on health and safety protections at work.
Workers’ Compensation for Federal Employees: Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA)
What is the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA)? FECA is the federal law that applies to federal employees with work-related injuries or illnesses. The Act is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP). FECA requires that compensation benefits be provided to injured federal employees. These benefits include medical expenses,… Continue reading Workers’ Compensation for Federal Employees: Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA)
Workers’ Compensation Medical Care
Workers’ compensation insurance normally covers reasonable medical care costs. Learn more about what’s covered under it.
Assault and Battery in the Workplace
What is Assault and Battery? Assault and battery sometimes happen in the workplace when there are fights between employees and supervisors or between two employees. Assault and battery are two separate claims that employees can bring against their employer. Assault The “legal” definition of assault differs from how the word is normally used in everyday… Continue reading Assault and Battery in the Workplace