Steps in the California Workers' Compensation Process A work-related injury occurs. Notify your employer and submit a claim form. Determine your primary treating physician. Receive initial medical care. Await the claims administrator's decision. Continue your medical treatment.
Steps in the California Workers' Compensation Process A work-related injury occurs. Notify your employer and submit a claim form. Determine your primary treating physician. Receive initial medical care. Await the claims administrator's decision. Continue your medical treatment.
If it's an emergency, call 911 right away. After the injury, your employee can file a claim with your workers' compensation insurance, also known as workers' comp, to help get important benefits, like medical treatment coverage. This is a type of small business insurance.
Average Workers' Comp Payouts by Injury Type 55% range between $2,000 and $20,000. 13% fall between $20,001 and $40,000. 12% are within $40,001 and $60,000. 8% range from $60,001 to $100,000.
After 104 weeks of receiving temporary disability benefits in California, your benefits will generally cease. However, if your injury or illness falls under specific exceptions like severe burns or chronic lung disease, you may be eligible for temporary disability benefits for up to 240 weeks.
You must have a ”diagnosed medical/psychiatric condition” that causes a disability or need for treatment. Stress in and of itself is not a condition. You must show that it is “more likely than not that work events or circumstances were the predominant cause” of your diagnosed condition.