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TEMPORARY PARTIAL DISABILITY

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2583.12

Employees released by their treating physician to part-time work qualify for temporary partial disability payments under certain conditions. The payments are calculated by State Fund on a weekly basis under the concept of "wage loss" (Labor Code 4654). The employee is entitled to two-thirds of a wee ...

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RESPONSIBILITY OF EMPLOYER

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2581.2

The employer is responsible for carrying out state and departmental injury prevention policies. In case of injury this responsibility includes initiating action to obtain prompt medical treatment for injured employees. Employer includes every person having direction, management, control, or custody ...

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VOLUNTEERS

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2580.3

Workers' compensation benefits for volunteers are not required. A volunteer who does not receive compensation for his or her work is not entitled to workers' compensation benefits, unless the agency for which the volunteer works chooses to provide these benefits (See Labor Code Section 3363.5). If w ...

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TOXIC CHEMICAL SAFETY ORDER REQUIREMENTS

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2590.1

In order to comply with the safety order, the following statewide policy is established: The director of each department shall designate an individual to be responsible for employee toxic exposure records. It is suggested that the departmental Safety Coordinator, Return-to-Work coordinator or the ...

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STATE EMPLOYEE WORK INJURIES

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2581

Assigned responsibility is necessary for effective procedures for care and treatment of work-related injuries and injury prevention. The responsibility-action assignment presented here forms the basis for departmental procedures.

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DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITY

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2580.2

Departments shall: Appoint (at least one) Return to Work Coordinator (RTWC) who will be primarily responsible for managing the department’s workers’ compensation claims and ensuring injured employees are returned to work as soon as medically feasible. Choose a medical provider that is pa ...

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MEDICAL TREATMENT

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2582

It is state policy to provide all necessary and reasonable medical treatment to an employee who suffers an injury or illness on the job. Each department by law, must post in a conspicuous location frequented by employees a Notice to Employees poster (English e13913) (Spanish e13914). This notice inf ...

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ASBESTOS NOTIFICATION TO EMPLOYEES

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2591

The purpose of this section is to help agencies, managers, and supervisors meet their responsibilities as employers. State agencies needing information about the existence of asbestos in DGS buildings should contact the building manager. The Real Estate Services Division (RESD) will advise departmen ...

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EMPLOYEE TOXIC EXPOSURE RECORDS

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2590

All employers, including the State, are required to comply with the CAL/OSHA safety orders. General Industry Safety Order (GISO) Section 3204, (Title 8, California Code of Regulations) became effective April 1, 1981, and it requires the following: If employer creates, obtains, or has access to rec ...

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STATE WORKERS COMPENSATION

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2580.1

The State Workers' Compensation Program (WCP) in the California Department of Human Resources is responsible for the management of the Master Agreement for workers’ compensation claims between State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) and all legally uninsured State Departments. The WCP a ...

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BASIC SAFETY TRAINING FOR AGENCY SAFETY COORDINATORS

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2580.4

In accordance with Labor Code Section 6400 et seq., and Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, General Industry Safety Order #3203, the Department of General Services, Office of Insurance and Risk Management, has developed a Basic Safety Training course and has been assigned the respons ...

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OTHER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR JOB-RELATED INJURIES, ILLNESSES AND DEATHS: CALIFORNIA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2581.5

Additional work injury and illness reporting and recording is required by the California Occupational Safety and Health Act (CAL/OSHA). Information may be found at the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), Department of Industrial Relations website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/.

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NOTICES TO INJURED EMPLOYEES REGARDING THEIR CHOICE TO SUPPLEMENT

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2581.6

In order to assist employees in selecting the proper disability benefit, state departmental personnel offices shall provide the employees with the Industrial Disability Leave with Supplementation Benefits Information and Option Selection form (STD 618S). Departments must complete the STD. 618S, and ...

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CHANGING PHYSICIANS

Chapter: 2500

Section: 2582.3

If an employee has not notified the department that he/she wishes to be treated by a personal physician, the department has the right to direct the employee's medical treatment. After the initial medical evaluation with an MPN doctor an employee has the right to choose another primary treating physi ...

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CONTACTS AND RESOURCES

Chapter: 4700

Section: 4705

The Merit Award Program may be contacted at (916) 322-1360. The mailing address for the Merit Award Program is 1515 “S” Street, North Building, Suite 400, Sacramento, California 95811-7258. The Merit Award Program website may be accessed at: CAL HR Merit Award Program CalHR’s websi ...

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PROGRAM SUMMARY

Chapter: 4700

Section: 4700

The Department of Human Resources (CalHR) is responsible for establishing policy and guidelines for the administration of the State Merit Award Program. The Merit Award Program was established in 1950, to recognize employee contributions to State government. The Merit Award Program is responsible fo ...

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STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Chapter: 4700

Section: 4702

The Merit Award Program is authorized by Government Code Sections 19815.4 (d), 19823, and 19849.9. The law grants CalHR the authority to adopt rules and regulations governing the conduct of the Program. See CalHR Regulations, Article 4, Sections 599.655–599.664.

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ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT

Chapter: 6000

Section: 6603

A state agency that proposes to promulgate a regulation must include a completed STD. 399 with each proposed regulation that is submitted to OAL for publication in the California Regulatory Notice Register. Government Code sections 11346.2, 11346.3, 11346.5 and H ...

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FUNDING FOR REIMBURSABLE LOCAL COSTS

Chapter: 6000

Section: 6606

(Revised and renumbered from 6621 on 3/2009) Pursuant to Government Code Section 17561(b)(1) (B), when a regulation involves reimbursable costs, it "...shall be accompanied by a bill appropriating the funds therefore, or alternatively, an appropriation for these costs shall be included in the Budget ...

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ESTIMATES WHICH REQUIRE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ACTION

Chapter: 6000

Section: 6615

(Revised and renumbered from 6660 on 3/2009) Subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 11357 specifically authorizes the DOF to “…review any estimate…for content including, but not limited to, the data and assumptions used in its preparation.” A state agency ...

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