Do longshoremen or federal railroad worker injury claims need to be reported?
Claims that are exclusively administered under the federal workers’ compensation statutes, such as the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, are exempt from WCIS reporting. In cases of concurrent jurisdiction, where the injury falls within the jurisdiction of both a federal statute and the California workers’ compensation laws, claim information and benefit payments should be reported to WCIS, especially if a case is opened with the WCAB and a settlement is brought for approval.
