Learn about the requirements, benefits and processes of workers’ compensation in California in our comprehensive guide for ...

Under California law, all employees—with some exceptions—are covered by workers’ compensation. California Labor Code Section 3351 defines an employee as “every person in the service of an ...

From 2008 to 2019 in California, workers' comp officials denied PTSD claims filed by firefighters and other ... they added a legal shortcut to the Labor Code stipulating that first responders are ...

Although the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board has jurisdiction over both a worker’s underlying medical claim and a claim for discrimination under Labor Code section 132a, most workers ...

According to the California Department of Industrial Relations, California had 680,152 workers' compensation claims in 2023, based upon first reports of injuries. This translates to 3.6 worker ...