Workers' compensation is the oldest social insurance program; it was adopted in most states including California, during the second decade of the 20th century. It is a no-fault system, meaning that injured employees need not to prove the injury was someone else's fault in order to receive workers' compensation benefits for an on-the-job injury.
The purpose of the following material is to provide department managers and supervisors a general guide for reporting industrial injuries/illnesses.
Policies and procedures may differ significantly from one department to another on internal reporting. Therefore, it is recommended every manager and supervisor become familiar with their department’s industrial injury/illness reporting practices.
Promptly reporting injuries/illnesses benefits injured workers and helps control the cost of workers’ compensation claims.