State of California Labor Laws:
Posting Requirements for Workers' Compensation

The state of California requires that all employers must post a notice of their Workers’ Compensation carrier alongside their labor poster and other required postings.

This notice is usually supplied with the Workers’ Compensation policy, is titled “Posting Notice,” and has the following information:

• Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier
• Policy Number
• Contact Phone Number
• Claims Reporting Number

Failure to display this notice in a prominent place can result in a misdemeanor offense and a penalty assessment order with fines of $1,500 per employee.

If you receive a penalty assessment, you have 15 days to contest the violation in writing. The instructions are on the back of the citation.

California Workplace Posting Requirements:

The following information is from: http://www.dir.ca.gov/wpnodb.html

All employers must post the following:

“Notice to employees -- injuries caused by work
Advises employees of workers' compensation benefits. Claims administrators and employers need to revise the notice they are currently using and send it to the DWC administrative director for review and approval or they may download and use this version. NOTE: Employers may obtain professionally printed copies of the poster and workers’ comp claim form from their claims administrator.”

Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Division of Workers’ Compensation section 9881

All employers must post the following:

“Notice of workers' compensation carrier and coverage States the name of the employer's current compensation insurance carrier, or the fact that the employer is self-insured. Obtained from the employer's workers' compensation insurance carrier.”

Labor Code section 3550

For complete information:
California Department of Industrial Relations
http://www.dir.ca.gov/

For a complete list of labor law posting requirements:
http://www.dir.ca.gov/wpnodb.html

California Labor Code Section 3722: Penalty Assessments (Download)

Call (800) 331-4700 to speak to an expert if you have any questions about Workers' Compensation Insurance.