SECTIONS 3550-3553 - California Statutes

LABOR CODE

SECTION 3550-3553

3550. (a) Every employer subject to the compensation provisions of
this division shall post and keep posted in a conspicuous location
frequented by employees, and where the notice may be easily read by
employees during the hours of the workday, a notice that states the
name of the current compensation insurance carrier of the employer,
or when such is the fact, that the employer is self-insured, and who
is responsible for claims adjustment.
(b) Failure to keep any notice required by this section
conspicuously posted shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shall be
prima facie evidence of noninsurance.
(c) This section shall not apply with respect to the employment of
employees as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3351.
(d) The form and content of the notice required by this section
shall be prescribed by the administrative director, after
consultation with the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers'
Compensation, and shall advise employees that all injuries should be
reported to their employer. The notice shall be easily
understandable. It shall be posted in both English and Spanish where
there are Spanish-speaking employees. The notice shall include the
following information:
(1) How to get emergency medical treatment, if needed.
(2) The kinds of events, injuries, and illnesses covered by
workers' compensation.
(3) The injured employee's right to receive medical care.
(4) The rights of the employee to select and change the treating
physician pursuant to the provisions of Section 4600.
(5) The rights of the employee to receive temporary disability
indemnity, permanent disability indemnity, vocational rehabilitation
services, and death benefits, as appropriate.
(6) To whom injuries should be reported.
(7) The existence of time limits for the employer to be notified
of an occupational injury.
(8) The protections against discrimination provided pursuant to
Section 132a.
(9) The location and telephone number of the nearest information
and assistance officer.
(e) Failure of an employer to provide the notice required by this
section shall automatically permit the employee to be treated by his
or her personal physician with respect to an injury occurring during
that failure.
(f) The form and content of the notice required to be posted by
this section shall be made available to self-insured employers and
insurers by the administrative director. Insurers shall provide this
notice to each of their policyholders, with advice concerning the
requirements of this section and the penalties for a failure to post
this notice.

3551. (a) Every employer subject to the compensation provisions of
this code, except employers of employees defined in subdivision (d)
of Section 3351, shall give every new employee, either at the time
the employee is hired or by the end of the first pay period, written
notice of the information contained in Section 3550. The content of
the notice required by this section shall be prescribed by the
administrative director after consultation with the Commission on
Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation.
(b) The notice required by this section shall be easily
understandable and available in both English and Spanish. In addition
to the information contained in Section 3550, the content of the
notice required by this section shall include:
(1) Generally, how to obtain appropriate medical care for a job
injury.
(2) The role and function of the primary treating physician.
(3) A form that the employee may use as an optional method for
notifying the employer of the name of the employee's "personal
physician," as defined by Section 4600, or "personal chiropractor,"
as defined by Section 4601.
(c) The content of the notice required by this section shall be
made available to employers and insurers by the administrative
director. Insurers shall provide this notice to each of their
policyholders, with advice concerning the requirements of this
section and the penalties for a failure to provide this notice to all
employees.

3553. Every employer subject to the compensation provisions of this
code shall give any employee who is a victim of a crime that
occurred at the employee's place of employment written notice that
the employee is eligible for workers' compensation for injuries,
including psychiatric injuries, that may have resulted from the place
of employment crime. The employer shall provide this notice, either
personally or by first-class mail, within one working day of the
place of employment crime, or within one working day of the date the
employer reasonably should have known of the crime.