Injured worker fact sheets

Guidebook for Injured Workers, 7th Edition, May 2024.

If Your Employer is Illegally Uninsured: How to Apply for Workers’ Compensation Benefits, June 2011

Helping Injured Employees Return to Work: Practical Guidance Under Workers’ Compensation and Disability Rights Laws in California, February 2010

Heat Hazards in Agriculture, A Guide For Employers To Carry Out Tailgate Training for Workers - Spanish version

Introduction to workers' compensation video
(length: 15 minutes, 46 seconds)

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Office Name	Topic	Phone Numbers
Cal/OSHA	Workplace Safety and Health	833-579-0927
Labor Commissioner's Office	Wages, breaks, retaliation and labor laws	833-526-4636
Division of Workers' Compensation	Benefits for work-related injuries and illnesses	1-800-736-7401
Office of the Director	Any other topic related to the Department of Industrial Relations	844-522-6734

Injured worker fact sheets

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