Updates to New Hire California Pamphlets

 The California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Workers Compensation has updated it's Time of Hire Pamphlet.   This document explains what workers' compensation is, how to file a claim in addition to navigating medial care.  Employees are required to provide this document to newly hired employees.

 

The Employment Development Department updated its “For Your Benefit" pamphlet.  This pamphlet must be provided at the time of hire and discharge of employee.  The document details state-provided benefits for employees when terminated or when they are on certain leaves.  The document also discusses how to obtain unemployment insurance, tax requirements for unemployment benefits, a list of workers who are not eligible to obtain unemployment benefits, and information concerning eligibility for state disability insurance.

 

Source(s):  Jackson Lewis, received on March 6, 2024; www.dir.ca.gov, accessed on March 6, 2024; https://edd.ca.gov, accessed on March 6, 2024