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Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
Injured worker fact sheets
If Your Employer is Illegally Uninsured: How to Apply for Workers’ Compensation Benefits, June 2011 
English version - Spanish version
Best Practices in Returning an Injured Employee to Work: Factsheet for Employers, February 2010 version
Helping Injured Employees Return to Work: Practical Guidance Under Workers’ Compensation and Disability Rights Laws in California, February 2010 version
Heat Hazards in Agriculture, A Guide For Employers To Carry Out Tailgate Training for Workers 
English version - Spanish version
- Predesignating a medical group version
version
- Temporary Disability benefits period of payment extended version version
The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation is pleased to release the third
edition of "Workers' Compensation in California: A Guidebook for Injured Workers," November 2006, now available in
English and Spanish .
The commission would like to thank and acknowledge the project
advisory committee, the production team, and all other individuals and organizations that assisted in this project. The
guidebook was created by UC Berkeley, Institute of Industrial Relations (IIR) and Labor Occupational Health Program
(LOHP), under contract with the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation.
The guidebook includes workers' compensation legislation that was enacted in 2003 and 2004, and regulations adopted through November 2006. The guidebook will continue to be updated as needed to reflect the latest information.
Introduction to workers' compensation video
(length: 15 minutes, 46 seconds)
October 2011