Written Notice for Crime Victim

Pursuant to Labor Code section 3553, when employees are a victim of a crime at their workplace, you must give them written notice that they’re eligible for workers’ compensation benefits for resulting injuries, including psychiatric injuries. This notice is required regardless of whether or not there is any obvious evidence of injury.

Provide a written notice, either personally or by First-Class Mail, within one day of the crime or within one day of the date that you reasonably could have known of the crime. There is no definition in the statute about what constitutes a “crime” that occurred in the workplace. Use your judgment. Some crimes are obvious, such as robbery, assault, taken