Cal State East Bay is committed to providing a safe working environment for you. However, in the event you experience an injury or illness resulting from employment, you may be entitled to Workers' Compensation benefits. Such an injury or illness may have resulted from a single incident or from repeated and prolonged exposure to activities or substances at work.

 

 It is the responsibility of Human Resources to minimize the impact on you in the event this occurs. It is also our goal to facilitate your return to full employment as soon as possible.  To achieve this goal, we will:

 

• Ensure you receive immediate medical attention;
• Coordinate payment of disability benefits in a timely manner;
• Assist you in returning to modified or transitional duty, if applicable
• Assist you in understanding the workers’ compensation process, answer questions and provide pertinent information regarding your claim.

 

If a work related injury/illness occurs . . .

 

Report the injury/illness to your Manager/Supervisor

You must report any injury or illness to your manager/supervisor within eight (8) hours, no matter how trivial the injury may seem.  You will need to inform your manager/supervisor when and where the injury/illness occurred, what happened, and if anyone witnessed the injury. Prompt reporting of an injury/illness will help prevent problems and delays in receiving benefits, including medical care you may need to avoid further injury.

 

Medical Treatment

If the injury/illness requires emergency assistance:

 

• Call 911 immediately from any campus phone.  You will be connected to a campus police dispatcher, who will send a police officer and if needed emergency medical personnel to assist you.

 

In non-life threatening situations:

• First Aid: If the injury or illness requires medical attention and is not an emergency, your supervisor will direct you to Student Health Services.  This medical facility is designated to treat first aid injuries and/or injury/illnesses that require no more than two visits. When you go to Student Health Services for evaluation and/or treatment, Human Resources will provide you with an Authorization for Treatment form to take with you.

 

• Beyond First Aid:  You will be referred to a designated occupational medical facility.  You will be provided with, in addition to the authorization for treatment, two forms to complete, an Employee's Claim for Workers' Compensation Benefits and  an Employee’s Report of Work Injury/Illness.  The information you provide will assist your manager/supervisor in completing the Supervisor's Report of Employee Injury/Illness and will give important details regarding your claim. 

 

• Weekends and After Work Hours: For any injuries/illnesses occurring before 8:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or on weekends, you will be directed to Kaiser Emergency Medical Center in Hayward or the nearest emergency room.

 

Pre-Designating Your Treating Physician:

You have the option of pre-designating your personal physician as your treating physician in the event of a work-related injury/illness. This must be done in advance. If you choose to pre-designate, we suggest checking with your personal physician to be certain they will treat work-related injuries/illnesses. It is also your responsibility to update your designation should you change physicians. The Workers' Compensation Personal Physician Designation Form is available through the link below (Forms and Related Information)

 

Off Work:

If the physician certifies that you are not able to work and you are temporarily totally disabled, you shall fax, mail, or deliver a copy to Human Resources.   Human Resources will then communicate with your department.

 

Return-to-Work:

• If you are released by the physician to return to work without restrictions, you shall obtain from the physician a written release to return to full duty. You shall fax, mail, or deliver a copy to Human Resources.   Human Resources will then communicate with your department regarding your return to full duty.  It is your responsibility to provide the release to return to work prior to your date of return.

• If the physician releases you to "modified" or "light" duty work, your manager and the Workers' Compensation Coordinator shall review the work restrictions and determine if temporary modified or alternate work is available.  If a temporary transitional assignment is feasible, the manager and the Workers' Compensation Coordinator will meet with you to go over the temporary transitional assignment and to review the work restrictions prescribed by the physician.  Human Resources will notify you upon approval of the transitional assignment.

 

Forms and Related Information may be downloaded from the HR Forms link.