Outside Resources

Here are some useful links we have found on workers’ compensation or other areas injured workers need to be concerned about. There are many sites out there, but these are some of the best for information about the workers’ compensation system and its benefits, safety regulations, State Disability Insurance benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance benefits and others.

• Voters Injured At Work
  An organization of injured workers providing an independent voice and representation
  
  
  
• Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
  State of California
  
  
  
• California Progress Report
  Created and Published by Frank D. Russo
  
  
  
• Find your local legislator
  Use your zip code to find your local contacts
  
  
  
• State of California Division of Workers' Compensation
  Includes an overview of the system and links to guides published by the state on specific topics
  
  
  
• WorkCompCentral.com
  For legal professionals and their clients
  
  
  
• California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  Safety Regulations
  
  
  
• California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery
  Resource to increase public awareness of the role of public medicine
  
  
  
• Industrial Medical Council Information About Medical Evaluations
  Information about medical evaluations and general FAQs about workers' compensation
  
  
  
• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  Comprehensive listing of programs and information from the US Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
  
• State Disability Insurance benefits (SDI)
  From the Employment Development Department, State of California
  Includes forms and how to apply
  
  
  
• Social Security Disability Information
  From the Social Security Administration
  
  
  
• More Social Security Disability Information
  
  
  
• California Applicants' Attorneys Association
  A statewide group of attorneys who represent injured workers
  
  
  
• Insult to Injury
  A series of articles about the workers' compensation system