All employees must be covered by workers' compensation insurance. The only exceptions are the following types of workers (CA Lab. Code Sec. 3350et seq.
Workers' compensation is a "no-fault" system. Because it makes no difference who is at fault for the injury, there is no need for the injured employee to prove that the employer's negligence caused it. To be compensable under workers' compensation, the injury need only arise "out of and in the course of employment." According to the Reform Act of 2004, the injury must be certified by a physician using medical evidence based on ...
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