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Last updated February 21, 2013 8:51:48 AM PST
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Learn about the UCSD Workers' Compensation Program for campus employees.

Are you in the right place? This page is for campus-funded employees. Medical Center-funded employees, please contact (619) 543-7877 for instructions.

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 of their employment. These laws determine who is eligible, when benefits begin, and what benefits to provide.

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

Procedures

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

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.

Required postings

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

Training

Attend training presented by a UCSD Workers' Compensation specialist to learn more about managing workers' compensation issues for your department.

  • Incident Investigation for Work-related Injuries and Near-Misses
    Recommended for supervisors of employees who may be injured while working at their job. This course provides the basic information required to ensure that all work-related incidents are investigated.
  • Transitional Return to Work: Helping Mitigate Work-Related Injury Severity
    Recommended for anyone with employees who might suffer a work-related injury.

How to get the training:

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

Note: This page has a friendly link that's easy to remember: http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/workerscomp

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