The purpose of workers’ compensation is to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of employment. Employers who are subject to the workers’ compensation system are generally required to post a notice that includes, among other information, to whom injuries should be reported, the rights of an employee to select and change a treating physician, and certain employee protections against discrimination. This notice must be posted in a conspicuous location frequented by employees and easily read by employees during the hours of the workday.
Assembly Bill 1870 (AB 1870) requires the notice to include information concerning an injured employee’s ability to consult a licensed attorney to advise them of their rights under workers’ compensations laws, and that in most instances, attorney’s fees will be paid from an injured employee’s recovery.
(AB 1870 amends section 3550 of the Labor Code.)