I want to . . .
- Search for a workers’ comp case
- Know my rights
- Know what to do when I get hurt on the job
- Find a fact sheet or I&A guide
- Find a form
- Find a publication
- Find a report
- Find a DWC office
- Contact DWC
- File a complaint
- Participate in DWC rulemaking
- Participate in a DWC forum
- Participate in a WCAB forum
- Pay my bill online
- Learn about the DWC 19th annual educational conference
Recently enacted workers' compensation legislation (SB 899) provides strong reforms in an effort to save jobs, reduce costs for employers and improve care for injured workers. To make information about changes to the workers' compensation system accompanying these reforms easily accessible to its constituents, the Division of Workers' Compensation offers the following:
Read the text of Senate Bill 899 and read Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's statement on passage of workers' compensation reform legislation.
Statement by Gov. Schwarzenegger on anniversary of workers' compensation reform
Workers' compensation reform under Senate Bill 899: news release IR2005-17 Apr. 18, 2005
First annual report of progress - html version - 
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Information for:
Injured workers and other employees
Employers
Providers
- Injured workers and other employees:
- Frequently asked questions - Injured workers
- Information & Assistance Unit: Fact sheets and guides for injured workers
- A Guidebook for Injured Workers, 2006
- Speak to an information and assistance officer about your rights
- Attend an injured worker workshop
- Glossary of workers compensation terms for injured workers
Glosario de t?rminos de compensaci?n de trabajadores para trabajadores lesionados - SB 899 changes process for choosing QMEs
- Medical provider networks
- Employers:
- Frequently asked questions - Employers
- Health care organizations
- SB 899 changes process for choosing QMEs
- New claim form, poster, and employee notice regulations go into effect Aug. 1
- Medical provider networks
- Providers:
- Memo to health care providers interested in joining an MPN
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- Division of Workers' Compensation regulations for independent medical review approved by Office of Administrative Law
Physicians are encouraged to apply to be an independent medical reviewer by contacting the DWC Medical Unit at (510) 286-3700 or (800) 794-6900
(January 4, 2005 - press release IR2005-01) - Final independent medical review regulations
- Frequently asked questions - Providers
- Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) 1999 to present
- SB 899 changes process for choosing QMEs
Contact the Division of Workers Compensation
April 2007