Pocket Guide to Workers' Compensation in California: Public and Private Sectors – Due to changes in the law effective January 1, 2013, the 2011 edition is no longer available. Look for the new, updated 2013 edition later this year.

By Juliann Sum
1st edition, 2011

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The Pocket Guide to Workers’ Compensation in California gives an overview of workers' compensation law and procedure. It provides a brief history of the law and a summary of citations to applicable statutes, regulations, and precedent cases. The guide includes pertinent resources, a glossary, and an index of terms.

The Workers’ Compensation guide covers:

• Stages of a compensation claim
• Benefits
• Rights and obligations
• Labor-management carve-outs
• Rights of employees whose employers are illegally uninsured
• How workers’ compensation law relates to disability rights laws, job-protected leave laws, and public benefits.

The 64-page guide is a valuable reference and training tool, and helpful to anyone who needs to understand the workers’ compensation process in both the public and private sectors in California.

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