Benefit for City employees injured on the job.
This is a state-mandated benefit for employees injured on the job.
Employees eligible for Workers' Compensation may be entitled to leave, medical treatment, temporary and/or permanent disability payments, and supplemental job displacement vouchers.
The state-mandated workers' compensation benefits include:
- Medical Treatment is reasonably required to help recover from the effects of the injury.
- Temporary Disability Payments if an injured worker loses time from work due to the injury. The temporary disability rate is 2/3 of the employee’s salary up to a maximum rate set by law. For injuries on or after January 1, 2026, the maximum weekly rate is $1764.11. However, some classes of employees such as police officers, firefighters, paramedics, sheriff's deputies, district attorney investigators, juvenile counselors, and teachers may receive a full salary in lieu of temporary disability benefits when disabled from a work-related injury.
- Permanent Disability Payments if an injured worker has a permanent disability as the result of a work injury. The benefit amounts are set by law based on the severity of the disability.
- Supplemental job displacement vouchers are available if the injured worker cannot return to the job she/he held at the time of injury.
- Death benefits are given to a spouse or dependent upon a work-related injury or illnesswhich results in death.
Follow these steps if you are injured on the job while working for the City of Oakland.
What to know
In case of medical emergency, please call 911, or report to the nearest emergency room.