Our comprehensive list of workers comp links are arranged by category.
Workers’ Compensation
- Informational pamphlets regarding Utilization Review, Temporary Disability, Uninsured Employers and other topics, created by the DWC.
- Division of Workers Compensation. Lots of information from the State of California about California Workers’ Compensation basics and a list of approved Medical Provider Networks (MPN)
- Workers Compensation Appeals Board. Forms on line, the WCAB Policy and Procedures Manual, the California Labor Code, Title 8 Regulations and important decisions of the WCAB.
- Claim Form (DWC-1). Notice to your employer that you are injured. Everything starts with this.
- Commission on Health Safety and Workers Compensation. Studies and reports on worker safety. Workers compensation educational materials, including Guidebooks and Fact Sheets for injured workers.
- DWC Medical Unit. Includes a Qualified Medical Examiner database and “Evaluation Guidelines.”
- QME complaint form
- List of QME’s within your area, by specialty
- California Self-Insurance Plans. List of qualified Self-Insured employer, Joint Powers Authorities and Third Party Administrators
- DWC Educational Conference. Information about Medicare Set-asides
- QME complaint form
- List of QME’s within your area, by specialty
- Research information. Med-Legal Copy Service free research area
- Frequently Asked Questions about the recently signed Workers’ Compensation Bill (SB 863), as provided by the Department of Industrial Relations. This bill made some very significant changes to California Workers Compensation law.
Disability
- Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Homepage. Check your eligibility. Learn what is available
- How does workers compensation affect Social Security Disability?
- Social Security. Death Benefits, Retirement Benefits and Disability
Workplace Safety And Occupational Health
- California Dept. of Industrial Relations. Includes all required work-place postings and notices
- Dept. of Occupational Safety and Health. How to file an occupational health and safety complaint
- Federal O.S.H.A. The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Links to safety and health topics page.
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Information about chemical hazards in the workplace and other workplace safety information
Insurance
- Bankrupt Carriers. Carriers in receivership
- Bureau of Field Enforcement. How to file a claim with the B.E.F. for failure to carry Workers Comp insurance and for other violations applicable to a all or a group of employees.
- California Dept. of Insurance. Includes a comparison guide to workers compensation insurance rates. Also, has “Insurance Guides” for auto and home-owners insurance, but not for workers compensation.
- Zenith. Find a medical provider in the Zenith network
- Harbor Specialty Insurance. This carrier uses the Blue Shield Online MPN directory
- S.C.I.F. State Compensation Insurance Fund is the largest workers compensation insurer in California. This site helps you find medical providers approved under their plans.
- MPN Regulations
- Concentra. MPN for Sedgwick and others
- California Workers Compensation Institute. Organization of Insurers
- MPN for A.I.G.
Doctors And Lawyers
- C.A.A.A. The California Applicants Attorneys Association, has information and an attorney locator for your area of California.
- CSIMS. California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery
- WILG. The Work Injury Law and Advocacy Group, a nationwide organization. Find a workers compensation attorney in any state.
- California State Bar. Find a licensed attorney, find out if an attorney has been disciplined, read the Rules of Professional Conduct
- California Medical Board. Includes license search for Medical Doctors “Check your doctor on-line” and “Guidelines for prescribing controlled substances for pain.”
- California Chiropractic Board. License search for chiropractors
- Medical Unit. Find a Qualified Medical Examiner
Education/ Medical/Legal
- Dictionary. Includes links to foreign language dictionaries
- Writing Style Guide. William Strunk’s Elements of Style
- California Workers Compensation Institute. Organization of Insurers
- National Library of Medicine. Includes Medline and Medline Plus
- Workcomp Central. This one requires a paid registration, but it is full of up to date news
- Nolo Press. Lots of do-it-yourself legal books on workers compensation, work-placed rights, sexual harassment,etc. They also have books on personal injury, wills and all aspects of law.
- Work Rights Press. The Legal Rights of Union Stewards, Family Medical Leave Handbook
- University of West Los Angeles. The ultimate in do-it-yourself law. Become a lawyer or paralegal at my alma mater.
- ACOEM. They wrote the book that is California law about the recommended treatment of occupational injuries and illnesses
- National Guideline Clearinghouse. A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
- Cochrane Collaboration. An international, non-profit organization. The library has regularly updated evidence-based healthcare databases. Not particularly easy to use.
- Worst Pills. Independent prescription drug information from Public Citizen . Not friendly to the drug industry. Read the ten rules for safer drug use. Print out their drug worksheet to keep track of your medication
- Consumer Reports. Report of “Best Buy Drugs”
- AARP. Health Guide and Prescription Drug Information
- PDR Health. The public site of the publisher of the Physicians Desk Reference. Information from pharmaceutical industry sources about prescription, non-prescription and herbal medicines.
- Online Orthopedic Textbook. Nicely indexed orthopedic information
- Environmental diseases. The website of Nachman Brautbar, M.D. With useful information about various industrially caused diseases
- Copy Service. Med-LegalCopy service. Website has lots of extras
Discrimination
- Labor Standards Enforcement. Locations of offices and on-line forms for filing discrimination and wage claims such as unpaid overtime.
- Americans with Disabilities Act. Department of Justice information about the ADA.
Other Licensees
- Consumer Affairs Dept. License look-up. Includes contractors, physical therapists, barbers, everyone who has to have a license from the state.
Get Involved
- Voters Injured at Work. An organization just for injured workers and their families.
- Register to Vote. You can register online. Make sure all your friends are registered to vote. Stay informed. Keep them informed.
- Find your Legislators. Enter your zip code and find your California State Assemblyperson and State Senator. Then let them know what that you vote and you don’t like the way injured workers are being treated.
- Project Vote Smart. National organization that collects information on U.S. elected officials.
- Paperless Workers Compensation Court– EAMS
Corporations
- California Business Search. Search for a information on corporations, LPs and LLS, Agent for Service of Process
California Legislation And Courts
- Legislative Information. Information about California Assembly and Senate bills, California Laws and Legislative Publications. Read the laws the legislature is voting on.
- California Court Opinions. Supreme and Appellate Court opinions published within the last 120 days, even unpublished opinions for a limited time only.
- WCAB Opinions. En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB
- Small Claims Court. Help in preparing for and filing a Small Claims Action
- California Code of Regulations. Official site with the entire CCR
Traffic
- Traffic reports for major metropolitan areas in California
- CalTrans. Highway conditions and warnings for State Highways
- L.A. County Dept of Public Works. Road closures in the County of Los Angeles
- L.A. City traffic speeds on major streets
- CHP Freeways and Surface Streets. Lane closures, hazards and accidents, up to date
Public Transit
- Big Blue Bus. Santa Monica Bus line, (Lincoln Blvd is line 3)
- Los Angeles Metro. Buses and train lines for MTA
News And Fun Stuff
- Local Artist: Rich Mann. Venice photography
- Rough and Tumble. A daily compilation of news about California
- CorpWatch. Holding corporations accountable
- Democracy Now. The premier radio, television and web-based news hour from the Left. Free from corporate dominance.
- NPR. National Public Radio
- Pacifica Radio. Independent listener supported radio
- Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. “We uniquely empower Iraq & Afghanistan combat veterans to use their credibility and experiences to speak truth to power, shape public opinion, and place a priority on these issues.”
- Movie information. Data about actors, producers, movies and their cast
- Phone numbers. Area code locater and phone numbers for business or individual by AT&T