Workers' Compensation

Learn about the UCSD Workers' Compensation Program.

California Workers' Compensation (WC) laws require UCSD to provide workers'compensation benefits to employees who are injured or who develop an illness as a direct result oftheir employment. These laws determine who is eligible, when benefits begin, and what benefits toprovide.

See What to Do if a Work-Related Injury or Illness Occurs. For non-work-related injuries, see Benefits.

Select a topic for more information:

• Eligibility
• Coverage
• Procedures
• Transitional Return to Work Program
• Required postings
• Training
• Contacts

Eligibility

According to California Labor Code, eligibility for UCSD Workers' Compensation benefits is as follows:

• All persons serving the university as employees or registered volunteers qualify for workers' compensation coverage through UCSD. Students (other than student employees) and employees of outside agencies do not qualify, even though the claimed injury may have occurred at UCSD.
• An employer's liability for the provision of workers' compensation benefits exists for any injury arising out of and in the course of the employment.

If you aren't a campus employee or registered volunteer, see Student Health Service.

Coverage

If you have a work-related injury or illness, UCSD's WC pays your medical bills and provides compensation to help replace your lost income until you can return to work. Potential benefits include:

• Medical care to cure or relieve the effects of the industrial injury
• Temporary disability payments to help replace lost wages
• Permanent disability payments to compensate for a permanent disability
• Supplemental job displacement voucher if you are unable to return to work at UCSD
• Death benefit payments to dependents

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Procedures

For details on procedures relating to WC claims, benefits, and responsibilities, check the following guides for:

• Employees (PDF) (Word file)
• Supervisors (PDF) (Word file)
• Timekeepers (PDF) (Word file)

For WC forms, see the Environment, Health & Safety Forms.

Transitional Return to Work Program (TRWP)

TRWP returns employees to work following an occupational injury or illness as soon as possible. TRWP assignments allow employees with temporary, partial disabilities to transition back to work in a modified, alternative, or reduced-hours capacity for a defined period of time.

• Read the TRWP Guidelines for more information (PDF) (Word file).
• Contact David Morgan, TRWP coordinator, (858) 822-6677.

Training

Attend Enrollment Central training to learn more:

• Accident Investigation for Work-Related Injuries and Near-Misses
• Transitional Return to Work: Helping Mitigate Work-Related Injury Severity

Required postings

Post these required WC documents on bulletin boards or in break rooms:

• Notice to Employees – Injuries Caused by Work (PDF) – Information about Workers' Compensation for California workers
• OSHA Form 300A: Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illness – See 2008 statistics for campus, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and outlying support areas (excluding UCSD hospitals)

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Contacts

• Campus-funded employees: (858) 822-2979 or 534-4785, Mail Code 0925
• UCSD Medical Center-funded employees: (619) 543-7877, Mail Code 8912
• Sedgwick CMS (formerly Octagon Risk Services): (619) 321-1440