California’s No Fault Compensation Law guarantees prompt payment of benefits to employees who sustain an injury or illness as a result of their employment.
Workers’ Compensation insurance is a State mandated program that is paid for by the school districts to provide medical care to all employees who have a job-related injury or illness.
If you are injured at work, notify your Supervisor immediately. If you sustain an injury that occurs over a period of time, notify your Supervisor as soon as you become aware that your illness or injury may have arisen in the course of your employment.
When you report your injury or illness, your school site administrator will ask you to fill out a form called the DWC-1 and to sign a receipt indicating you were given the form. The administrator will then ask if you would like to file a claim. If you decide to file a claim, they will direct you to your nearest SIG authorized Occupational Health Clinic. To review the authorized clinics for your area, click here. Workers are not required to file a claim.
Employees are not required to file claims for every incident, but a claim must be filed in order for any related medical treatment to be paid under Workers’ Compensation.
If you need to seek medical treatment, it is your responsibility to go directly to the authorized clinic, and to bring the status report back to your Supervisor as soon as possible after you are seen.
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