Workers' compensation reference materials
Most of these publications are available at public, law or university libraries. They may be purchased on-line, at legal book stores, or by calling the phone number listed with the publication.
The Division of Workers' Compensation does not endorse these publications. This list is provided as a public service to the workers' compensation community.
- California Workers' Compensation Claims & Benefits by David W. O'Brien
(818) 206-9222 x203 or www.fskstore.com - California Workers' Compensation Law Handbook by Stanford D. Herlick
(800) 223-1940 or www.lexisnexis.com - California Compensation Cases (annual compilation of significant workers' compensation decisions)
(800) 223-1940 or www.lexisnexis.com - California Law of Employee Injuries and Workers' Compensation Practice and Procedure by Warren L. Hanna
(800) 223-1940 or www.lexisnexis.com - California Workers' Compensation Practice by Charles L. Swezey
(800) 232-3444 or www.ceb.com - Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment by the American Medical Association
(800) 621-8335 or www.ama-assn.org (Fourth, Fifth & Sixth Edition available) - Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (second edition) by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
(800) 533-8046 or www.acoem.org (third edition available) - Official medical fee schedule (OMFS)
Published by the state Division of Workers' Compensation
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/omfsord.pdf or (800) 794-6900 - Schedule for rating permanent disabilities (PDRS)
Published by the state Division of Workers' Compensation
www.dir.ca.gov/DWC/DEU.html - Take Charge of Your Workers' Compensation Claim (old version: How to Handle Your Workers' Compensation Claim) by Christopher Ball
(800) 992-6656 (Eighth edition available) - Work Comp Index compiled by James T. Stewart
(559) 291-3238 or stewshe@comcast.net
- Workers' Compensation Laws of California (The Labor Code)
(800) 223-1940 or www.lexisnexis.com -
Workers' Compensation Claims Desk Book by Gwen Hampton
(818) 247-8224
June 2010