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Some of your benefits include. . .
If you have an injury or illness that you or your doctor believes
is related to your work, you should file a Claim form. Your doctor
will also file a Doctor's First Report of Injury. Once you file the
claim:
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Your employer or the employers' insurance company
must provide medical treatment within one working day, not to
exceed $10,000, until the claim is accepted or rejected. (Labor
Code  5402,
as amended in SB 899, 2004) |
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If you lose time from work beyond your work shift
due to an injury, you are entitled to written notice when workers'
compensation benefits start, stop, or change. (Labor Code 138.4) |
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You are entitled to reasonable medical treatment
for your injury or illness, as defined by the state's medical
treatment guidelines. (Labor Code 4600) |
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If your injury or illness causes a permanent impairment,
you will receive a permanent disability benefit to be determined
by the state. |
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If your employer takes you back in a job that
you can do within a certain time frame, any permanent disability
benefit payment will be cut by 15%. If they don't, that payment
will be increased by 15%. |
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You may be entitled to a schooling/training "voucher"
if you have a permanent disability and your employer does not
take you back to a job you can do within certain time frames.
This voucher ranges from $4000-$10,000, and will be paid directly
to a school for retraining. The amount depends on the level
of permanent disability. |
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You have the right to talk with an attorney about
your claim and the right to retain an attorney to represent
you. Their fees will come from a portion of any final disability
settlement if you get one. If you decide you want to talk to
an attorney, you can go to http://www.caaa.org,
the website for the California Applicants' Attorneys Association
and type in your zip code to find one near you. |
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