Highway Patrol Identifies Plan To Reduce California Workers' Compensation Law

CHP Identifies Plan to Reduce Workers' Compensation And Industrial Disability Retirement

CHP Pays for Workers' Compensation Costs. Workers' compensation laws require employers to pay for the cost of treating job-related injuries sustained by employees. The CHP pays all the costs associated with treating injuries sustained by its employees while performing their job duties. The department's workers' compensation costs are made up of several components, including:

1. Medical payments for employees to treat their injuries. 2. Full salary payments, up to one year, for uniformed personnel injured on the job (referred to as "4800.5 time," as it is provided under Labor Code Section 4800.5). During this period, injured officers are placed on a leave of absence from the department. 3. Temporary disability payments if the injury continues for more than one year. 4. Permanent disability payments that provide a monetary award to compensate employees for sustaining a permanent injury that diminishes their ability to compete in the labor market. 5. Vocational rehabilitation payments that provide injured employees with rehabilitation treatment or courses that will enable them to find another job. 6. Administrative costs for a third party administrator, the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF), to process, adjust, and manage all claims.