California State Agencies

Department of Insurance - CDI
Assists consumers, aids in the licensing of insurance agents or brokers, and serves as a source of information on the laws that regulate the insurance industry.

• Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Program
  Investigates fraud in workers' compensation.

Department of Industrial Relations - DIR
Department of Industrial Relations home page.

• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Workers' Compensation
  Answers to questions frequently received by DWC units from injured workers, employers, claims administrators, and service providers.
   
• Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
  Health, safety and workers' compensation issues.
   
• Division of Workers' Compensation - DWC
  Monitors the administration of workers' compensation claims, and provides administrative and judicial services to assist in resolving disputes that arise in connection with claims for workers' compensation benefits.
   
• A Guidebook for Injured Workers - CHSWC
  This guidebook from the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation gives an overview of the California workers' compensation system.
   
• Division of Occupational Safety and Health
  Also known as Cal/OSHA. Addresses occupational safety and health issues, and provides consultative assistance to employers.
   
• Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
  Assists employers and workers with questions on labor laws, wages and workplace issues.
   
• Office of Self Insurance Plans
  A program within the Director's Office of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) that authorizes qualified employers to provide their own coverage for workers' compensation liabilities.
   
• Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
  Reviews petitions for reconsideration of decisions by workers' compensation referees of the Division of Workers' Compensation.
   
• Workers' Compensation FAQs
  Extensive list of answers to workers' compensation questions.

Contractors State License Board
Offers assistance for those interested in licensing information in addition to consumer advice for homeowners. The website includes a search function to verify contractor license status.

Employment Development Department
California's labor department. It provides information on disability insurance.

Secretary of State - California Business Search
Search site. Permits searches of corporations, LP, and LLP firms doing business in California.
 

California Legislative and Law Sites

Official California Legislation
Home page. All California laws can be accessed.

Other Related Sites

• California Workers' Compensation Coverage Inquiry
  This online coverage inquiry service created by the WCIRB searches the name of the insurer that wrote a California workers' compensation insurance policy for a specific employer on a specific date within the last 5 years.
   
• CWCI
  The California Workers' Compensation Institute (CWCI) - a nonprofit organization of insurers and self-insured employers conducting and communicating research and analysis to improve the operation of the California workers' compensation system.
   
• WCIO
  The Workers Compensation Insurance Organizations (WCIO) is a voluntary association of statutorily authorized or licensed rating, advisory, or data service organizations that collect workers compensation insurance information in one or more states.
   
• CDX

  Comprehensive Data Exchange, LLC (CDX) enables the secure exchange of transactional workers’ compensation data by providing insurers and their data reporters a common platform for submitting data to, and accessing data from, CDX members.