California WCAB and DWC district offices
California's workers' comp court, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB), holds hearings at 23 Division of Workers' Compensation district offices. Which office handles a case is based on ZIP code and venue rules (Labor Code §5501.5), usually where you live, where you were injured, or where your attorney's office is. Use the DWC's ZIP code finder to see your office. For free help without an attorney, call the DWC Information & Assistance line at 1-800-736-7401.
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Court hours: every office's DWC page lists court sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays; the lobby opens 30 minutes before each session. Free workshops: injured worker workshops are held by Zoom at 3 p.m. on the first Friday of each month in English and the third Friday in Spanish.
Addresses and phone numbers below were checked against each office's DWC page in November 2026. Many hearings now happen by video; check your hearing notice. Most offices have Information & Assistance officers and host free injured worker workshops by video (often in English and Spanish).
"Main counties served" is based on the DWC's ZIP code listing for adjudication offices; some counties are split between offices.
Anaheim WCAB (DWC district office)
1065 N Link Suite 170, Anaheim, CA 92806-2131
Phone: 714-414-1800 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Orange
Bakersfield WCAB (DWC district office)
1800 30th Street, Suite 100, Bakersfield, CA 93301-1929
Phone: 661-395-2723 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Kern
Fresno WCAB (DWC district office)
2550 Mariposa Mall, Suite 4078, Fresno, CA 93721-2219
Phone: 559-445-5051 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare
Goleta WCAB (DWC district office)
120 Cremona Drive, Suite 270, Goleta, CA 93117-3167
Phone: (805) 770-6161 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Santa Barbara
Lodi WCAB (DWC district office)
3021 Reynolds Ranch Pkwy, Suite 130, Lodi, CA 95240
Phone: 209-948-7759 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Long Beach WCAB (DWC district office)
1500 Hughes Way, Suite C203, Long Beach, CA 90810
Phone: 562-590-5001 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Los Angeles
Los Angeles WCAB (DWC district office)
320 W. 4th Street, 9th floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013-1954
Phone: 213-576-7335 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Los Angeles
Marina del Rey WCAB (DWC district office)
4720 Lincoln Boulevard, 2nd floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6902
Phone: 310-482-3820 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Los Angeles
Oakland WCAB (DWC district office)
1515 Clay Street, 6th floor, Oakland, CA 94612-1519
Phone: 510-622-2866 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano
Oxnard WCAB (DWC district office)
1901 N. Rice Avenue, Suite 200, Oxnard, CA 93030-7912
Phone: 805-485-2533 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Ventura
Pomona WCAB (DWC district office)
732 Corporate Center Drive, Pomona, CA 91768-2653
Phone: 909-623-4301 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Redding WCAB (DWC district office)
250 Hemsted Drive, Second Floor, Ste. B, Redding, CA 96002-9040
Phone: 530-225-2845 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba
Riverside WCAB (DWC district office)
3737 Main Street, Suite 300, Riverside, CA 92501-3337
Phone: 951-782-4269 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino
Sacramento WCAB (DWC district office)
160 Promenade Circle, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95834-2962
Phone: 916-928-3101 · DWC office page
Main counties served: El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, Yolo
Salinas WCAB (DWC district office)
1880 N Main Street, Suite 100, Salinas, CA 93906-2037
Phone: 831-443-3060 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz
San Bernardino WCAB (DWC district office)
464 W. Fourth Street, Suite 239, San Bernardino, CA 92401-1411
Phone: 909-383-4341 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino
San Diego WCAB (DWC district office)
7575 Metropolitan Drive, Suite 202, San Diego, CA 92108-4424
Phone: 619-767-2083 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Imperial, San Diego
San Francisco WCAB (DWC district office)
455 Golden Gate Avenue, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102-7014
Phone: 415-703-5020 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo
San Jose WCAB (DWC district office)
224 Airport Parkway, Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95110-3718
Phone: 408-277-1246 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Santa Clara
San Luis Obispo WCAB (DWC district office)
4740 Allene Way, Suite 100, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8736
Phone: 805-596-4153 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
Santa Ana WCAB (DWC district office)
2 MacArthur Place, Suite 600, Santa Ana, CA 92707-7704
Phone: 714-558-4121 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Orange
Santa Rosa WCAB (DWC district office)
50 D Street, Room 420, Santa Rosa, CA 95404-4771
Phone: 707-576-2391 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, Trinity
Van Nuys WCAB (DWC district office)
6150 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite 105, Van Nuys, CA 91401-3370
Phone: 818-901-5367 · DWC office page
Main counties served: Los Angeles
Common questions about WCAB offices
How do I find which WCAB office my case is at?
Use the DWC's ZIP code finder. The Application for Adjudication asks you to choose venue based on the county where you live, the county where you were injured, or the county of your attorney's main office (Labor Code §5501.5). If you already have a case, your hearing notice names the office.
What are WCAB court hours?
Each district office page on dir.ca.gov lists the same court sessions: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The lobby opens 30 minutes before the session, Monday through Friday except holidays. Many hearings are now held by video, so check your hearing notice.
Can I get help at the WCAB without an attorney?
Yes. Every district office has an Information & Assistance (I&A) unit that helps injured workers for free, in person or at 1-800-736-7401. Offices also hold free injured worker workshops by Zoom at 3 p.m., in English on the first Friday and in Spanish on the third Friday of each month.
Is the WCAB the same as the DWC?
They work together. The Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) runs the district offices and the I&A units; the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) is the court system whose judges hear and decide disputes at those offices.
Sources
- DWC / WCAB district office locations
- DWC district office finder by ZIP code
- DWC fact sheet: Rights and obligations in a claim before the WCAB (PDF)
- DWC Information & Assistance unit (free help, 1-800-736-7401)
- California Labor Code §5501.5 (venue)
Official sources checked November 2026. Laws and rates change; check the source for the latest version.
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