SAN FRANCISCO - State Compensation Insurance Fund announced today that it will extend credit to policyholders who have suffered a financial loss or business disruption caused by the recent severe heat wave.

“State Fund recognizes that the unprecedented heat has caused a significant disruption and hardship for some of our policyholders,” said State Fund Acting President James C. Tudor. “Our offer of credit relief is one way to help them return to normal operations.” 

State Fund will work with employers who were unable to report payroll figures or submit payments as a result of the heat emergency. Dedicated customer service lines have been established to provide assistance to policyholders whose operations were impacted by the extreme weather. Affected policyholders are encouraged to contact the Customer Service Center at (800) 388-0902 to make arrangements for July payroll reports and payments. This program will be offered to employers through a series of newspaper announcements and mailings to all State Fund policyholders. Separate notices will be provided at Heat Illness Prevention Seminars presented by State Fund and Cal/OSHA.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: State Fund has approximately 229,000 policyholders ranging from small businesses to large group associations. Created by the California Legislature in 1914, State Fund is a nonprofit, self-supporting, fairly competitive public enterprise that guarantees a permanent workers’ compensation insurance marketplace at cost for California employers. State Fund has acted as both a moderating and stabilizing influence on the workers’ compensation market.