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Worker's Compensation Insurance

Worker's compensation benefits are provided to all employees for any work-relatedinjury or illness from the first day of employment at no cost to the employee. Inorder to avoid jeopardizing this benefit it is imperative that employees:

1. Immediately report all injuries to his/her supervisor, department chair ordean, regardless of how minor the injury may seem. Worker's compensation requires notification within 24 hours from date of injury.

2. Complete a "Employee's Claim for Worker's Compensation Benefits" available form HR.

  • Worker's Compensation Claim Form (DWC 1). [1]
  • Supervisor's Report of the Accident Form. [2]
  • Employer's Report of Occupational Injury or Illness (Form DLSR 5020). [3]

Occupational Health Services Offered by Sutter:

http://www.sutterhealth.org/medicalspecialties/occupationalhealth/ [4]

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Links:
[1] http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/files/workers_comp_claim_form.pdf
[2] http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/files/supervisors_report_of_injury.pdf
[3] http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/files/employers_report_of_injury_form5020.pdf
[4] http://www.sutterhealth.org/medicalspecialties/occupationalhealth/