California Workers' Compensation

To get benefits for a work-related injury or illness in California—including COVID-19 from the coronavirus—you need to submit several forms within the legal time limits.

The California workers'compensation system, paid for by employers, provides several benefits to injured workers.

Learn about the rules in California for choosing a doctor to treat your work-related injury or illness.

Get answers to common questions about your rights, responsibilities, and benefits under the workers' comp system in California.

Californians need to buy workers' comp insurance for childcare employees who work in the household for more than a minimal amount of time.

Learn about California’s rules on workers’ comp insurance for small businesses, including the owners and anyone who works for the business.

Learn about the different kinds of workers’ comp benefits available in California—and how much they pay.

Learn about the benefits that are available to survivors of employees who died because of work-related injuries or illnesses.

Learn whether you have the right to keep your job after a work injury in California.

Find out how much you can receive for a permanent disability under California’s workers’ comp system.

If you can’t return to your former California job because a work-related injury or illness left you with permanent limitations—but you can do some work—you may be eligible to receive supplemental benefits intended to help you find new work, in addition to the other workers’ comp benefits available in California.