Workers' Compensation

Learn about UC San Diego Workers' Compensation Program for campus employees.

Report a work-related injury, illness, or exposure

In the right place? This page is for campus-funded employees. Health System employees, should contact (619) 543-3200 for instructions.

Purpose

California Workers' Compensation (WC) laws require UC San Diego 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

Eligibility for Workers' Compensation benefits according to California Labor Code:

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

If you are not a campus employee, see Student Health Services.

Coverage

If you have a work-related injury or illness, 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
• Death benefit payments to dependents

Procedures

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

• Employees (PDF)
• Supervisors (PDF)

Transitional Return to Work Program (TRTW)

TRTW returns employees to work following an occupational injury or illness as soon as possible. TRTW 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 TRTW Guidelines for more information (PDF).
• TRTW printable pamphlet with Q&As.
• Temporary Job Accommodation Interactive Process TRTW form (PDF) (TRTW form Word file)
• Contact Workers' Compensation, (858) 534-0076.

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 (English and Spanish)
• OSHA Form 300A: Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illness – See statistics for campus, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and outlying support areas (excluding UC San Diego hospitals)
• CA DOC PBM Poster-v1_ENG_Univ of CA (PDF) – Information about Pharmacy Benefit Network (English)
• CA DOC PBM Poster-v1_ENG_Univ of CA (PDF) – Information about Pharmacy Benefit Network (Spanish)

Additional Resources

Pharmacy Benefit Network Pamphlet (PDF)

Forms

• Workers' Compensation Time of Hire Form - English (PDF) (English Word file) / Spanish (PDF) (Spanish Word File)
• Temporary Job Accommodation Interactive Process TRTW Form (PDF) (Word file)
• Acknowledgment of Receipt of New Hire Pamphlet (PDF)

Visit Risk Management Forms for other helpful documents.

Training

Attend training presented by a 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.

To schedule training, contact Workers' Compensation, (858) 534-0076.