Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code Art. XIII Workers' Compensation

The purpose of workers' compensation is to compensate workers or their dependents for injury, disability, or death sustained in the course of employment. Compensation includes provisions of medical, surgical, hospital, and other remedial treatment.

(Ord. 87-1 § 2, 1987)

An employee involved in an accident, or suffering an injury or illness while on the job site or while performing the duties and responsibilities of the employee's position, must report this information immediately to the employee's supervisor or other departmental management representative. Failure to report may be grounds for disciplinary action or denying workers' compensation. Special forms are available for reporting occupational accidents, injuries or illnesses.

(Ord. 87-1 § 2, 1987)

All employees are covered under the workers' compensation coverage for the City, unless coverage is specifically prohibited, i.e., volunteers, by other sections in this chapter.

(Ord. 87-1 § 2, 1987)

All injuries, illnesses and accidents must be reported as noted in CMC § 2.52.905. Payments for lost wages are not made for the first three days an employee is unable to work (including weekends). For this period of time the City will continue to pay the employee's salary. If an employee is hospitalized or off more than 21 days, payments will be made even for the first three days.

(Ord. 87-1 § 2, 1987)

Employees in the workforce classified as safety personnel, i.e., police and fire, shall be entitled to workers' compensation benefits as outlined in the Government Code of the State of California.

(Ord. 87-1 § 2, 1987)

Nothing shall prohibit the City from combining workers' compensation benefits with other protection coverages, i.e., long-term disability insurance, as long as the proper meet-and-confer process is observed.

(Ord. 87-1 § 2, 1987)