Judicial Branch Workers’ Compensation Program Advisory Committee

The Judicial Branch Workers’ Compensation Program (JBWCP) lists the following resources you can use to manage your workers’ compensation (WC) program.

Sedgwick (Third Party Administrator) Resources 

Program Documents

• Claims Manual (Revised January 29, 2024)
• Claims Settlement Authority Policy (Revised July 1, 2020)
• Memorandum of Coverage (Trial Courts)
• Memorandum of Coverage (Judiciary)
• Sedgwick Service Guidelines (Revised January 29, 2024) 
• Settlement Authority Request (SAR) Form (Revised June 22, 2023)
• Transitional Return-to-Work (TRTW) Program Handbook
• Transitional Return-to-Work Program Aids

SB 1159 Resources 

• SB 1159/AB 1751 FAQs

Please contact JBWCP@Jud.ca.gov for more information.

Sedgwick Resources

• Sedgwick Facts About WC (English/Spanish)
• Sedgwick MPN Employee Notification (English/Spanish) – Revised 2023
• Sedgwick Risk Control Portal (Login Required)

Worker's Compensation Forms and Documents

• DWC 7 Posting Instructions for MPN Members
• DWC7 Posting Instructions for Non-MPN Members
• Employer’s Report of Occupational Injury or Illness (5020)
• Initial Authorization for Treatment
• New Hire Notice and Predesignation of Personal Physician for MPN Members – North Office (English/Spanish)
• Notice to Employees-Injuries Caused by Work (DWC 7) – North Office - MPN Members
• Notice to Employees-Injuries Caused by Work (DWC 7) – Non MPN Members
• Time of Hire (Predesignation of Personal Physician) for Non-MPN Members
• Workers’ Compensation Claim Form (DWC 1) & Notice of Potential Eligibility

Currently, the 15 member advisory committee is comprised of appellate court clerk/administrators, court executive officers, trial court human resources directors, and human resources senior staff involved in workers’ compensation administration. Members are appointed by the Chief Justice.
 

• Ms. Shelby Wineinger, Chair, Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado
• Ms. Christine Alburger, Deputy Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of Kern
• Ms. Stephanie Bohrer, Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin
• Ms. Heather Capps, Benefits and Disability Programs Officer, Superior Court of California, County of Orange
• Ms. Sulakshna Chauhan, Human Resources Director, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
• Ms. Stephanie Cvitkovich, Senior Human Resources Analyst, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
• Mr. Kevin Harrigan, Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of Tehama
• Ms. Krista LeVier, Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of Lake
• Ms. Ashley Rico, Director of Human Resources, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento
• Mr. Brandon E. Riley, Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
• Ms. Jenny K. Rogers, Assistant Clerk/Executive Officer, Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District
• Ms. Nocona Soboleski, Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of Kings
• Mr. Hugh K. Swift, Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus
• Mr. Brian Taylor, Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of Solano
• Ms. Jennifer A. Thomas, Human Resources Technician, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino

Judicial Council Staff Liaison

Mr. Edward Metro, Supervising Analyst, Human Resources, Judicial Council of California

The Judicial Branch Workers’ Compensation Program (JBWCP) Advisory Committee succeeds the Judicial Branch Workers’ Compensation Oversight Committee, formerly a subcommittee of the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee. It was created in 2001 to assist trial courts with the then-newly-established workers’ compensation program. The workers’ compensation program is no longer limited to the trial courts: it has expanded to include all judicial branch entities except the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

The mission of the JBWCP Advisory Committee is to protect the interests of the program participants and eligible injured workers. Participants of the program include the following judicial branch entities:

State Judicial Branch

• Supreme Court of California
• Courts of Appeal
• Habeas Corpus Resource Center
• Commission on Judicial Performance
• Judicial Council of California

Trial Courts

• Superior Courts of California, excluding Los Angeles

Judicial Officers

• Superior Court judges

It strives to achieve its mission by ensuring timely and accurate claims’ adjudication; collaborating to assess program successes and growth opportunities for improvement; and proactively implementing cost-containment efforts and cost-effective interventions.

The advisory committee is charged with the following responsibilities:

• Determine JBWCP priorities and initiatives, and ensure results through outreach and collaboration;
• Oversee all program vendors to promote administrative efficiency;
• Provide financial stewardship to ensure adequate funding for the program through the use of annual actuarial loss projections and consistent application of premium/cost allocation to all program participants.
• Ensure the timely and accurate adjudication of claims;
• Implement the necessary procedures to obtain appropriate treatment and return injured workers to gainful employment as soon as they are able;
• Develop useful resources, tools, and procedures for the program participants to ensure efficient and effective claims monitoring;
• Identify trends and mitigation opportunities to contain costs and manage outcomes.