WCAB offices / Redding
Central Valley & North · DWC code RDG
WCAB Redding district office
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board district office serving Redding. Court runs 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.; below are the address, the lobby and walk-through windows, and which DWC units you can reach in the building.
The northernmost district office — it covers the top of the state.
Hours
Court sessions
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Lobby
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (except holidays)
Walk-through
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday
Units in this building
DEU
Disability Evaluation Unit
Prepares the formal (summary and consultative) permanent-disability ratings.
I&A
Information & Assistance
Free help for unrepresented injured workers — forms, procedure, and benefit questions.
Getting there
Parking
Parking adjacent to and around the building.
Transit
Redding Area Bus Authority serves the area.
Before you go
What happens at a WCAB hearingMSC, the discovery-closure trap, trialKnow the number before you walk inrate the P&S report in about a minuteCheck the clocks on the file§5405, §5410 and the 90-day windowRead the med-legal reportthe five numbers that become the moneyC&R vs. Stipulated Awardwhat each structure actually closesVerify a rating stringdecode and recompute any DEU string
Redding district office FAQ
Where is the Redding WCAB district office?
250 Hemsted Drive, 2nd Floor, Suite B, Redding, CA 96002-9040. The phone number is 530-225-2845. Parking adjacent to and around the building.
What are the court hours at the Redding board?
Court sessions run 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., the same as every California district office. Lobby: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (except holidays).
When can I walk a document through in Redding?
Walk-through documents — settlements, stipulations and the like — are processed 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday.
Which ZIP codes file at the Redding WCAB?
217 California ZIP codes are assigned to Redding (DWC code RDG) as their ADJ filing venue. You can check any ZIP against the full list on the offices hub. Note the Disability Evaluation Unit does not follow this same mapping at every office, and §5501.5 lets the applicant elect among the county of residence, the county where the injury occurred, and in some cases counsel's principal place of business.
Is there a Disability Evaluation Unit at the Redding office?
Yes. The DEU prepares the formal permanent-disability ratings, and it sits on site here along with Information & Assistance.
Other offices in Central Valley & North
All 23 district offices
Rate the case before your Redding appearance
The full 2005 PDRS pipeline — ×1.4, occupational variant, age, apportionment, CVC — with the DEU-format string. Free, no login.
Transcribed from the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s published office page and last checked on July 28, 2026 — see DIR’s Redding page. Offices move and hours change; call ahead before you travel. DWC information line 1-800-736-7401; disability accommodations 1-866-681-1459.