San Jose WCAB District Office

This office is where the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) holds workers' compensation hearings for the San Jose area.

This is one of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) locations that DWC operates across California; see the full list of California WCAB district offices. The address, phone number, and hours below come from DWC's own San Jose district office page, checked October 14, 2026.

Want to double check this is the right office for you? DWC's ZIP code locator matches a five-digit ZIP code to a district office, mainly to help with filing forms. It is only a starting point. The next section explains the rule that actually decides where a case is heard.

Which cases go to the San Jose WCAB office?

Cases from San Jose and several nearby Santa Clara County cities are generally heard here, based on DWC's ZIP code assignments, but a specific law actually sets venue.

California Labor Code section 5501.5 says where an injured worker may file a workers' compensation case: in the county where they live on the date they file, in the county where the injury (or, for a cumulative injury, the last harmful exposure) happened, or, if an attorney represents them, in the county where that attorney's main office sits. Read the full text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. DWC's ZIP code assignments and locator tool are a helpful shortcut, but they do not override this statute.

Based on those ZIP code assignments, workers in the following cities usually have their hearings at this office:

• San Jose
• Santa Clara
• Sunnyvale
• Milpitas

Live, work, or got hurt somewhere else in the South Bay? Run your ZIP code through the locator tool above, or ask your attorney which office is actually holding your file.

What happens at this office?

Hearings happen here, and DWC also runs two support units out of the same building.

DWC's page names a Disability Evaluation Unit and an Information & Assistance Unit as based at this address, current as of the date checked above. Beyond the courtrooms and those two units, the office also puts on an injured worker workshop over Zoom: 3 p.m. on the first Friday of each month in English, and 3 p.m. on the third Friday of each month in Spanish. Workshop timing can shift, so confirm the current schedule on DWC's page rather than relying on this one.

Can you attend by video or phone?

Many hearing types are now held over video, although trials are still conducted in person.

DWC retired its old telephone conference lines for status conferences, mandatory settlement conferences, priority conferences, and lien conferences, moving them onto its CourtCall Video Platform instead. Trials, lien trials, and expedited hearings still happen in person. Each judge has a virtual courtroom on that platform, and the current access details are published on DWC's Virtual Courtroom Resources page and printed on your individual hearing notice. Those are the only two places to get a login link or call-in number; do not rely on one from anywhere else, since access details can change.

How do you get there, and is parking available?

DWC points riders toward VTA bus service and drivers toward its own directions page, and it lists free open-air parking at the building.

For anyone taking the bus, DWC's page links out to VTA for routes, schedules, and fares. For anyone driving, the page links to its own driving directions rather than a street-by-street description. DWC's page also states that free public parking is available in an open-air lot at the office. Build in extra travel time if you have not been to this location before.

What should you bring?

Bring your hearing notice and a photo ID, and plan your arrival around the building's posted hours.

Keep your hearing notice or any letter about the appointment with you, along with a photo ID, in case staff need to confirm who you are. DWC does not allow food or beverages in the waiting room or in the courtrooms, so plan to eat before you arrive. The lobby opens weekdays at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 5:00 p.m., and the calendar clerk can be reached Monday through Friday, holidays aside, from 8:15 to 11:45 a.m. and again from 1:15 to 4:45 p.m. Give yourself enough time to find the right courtroom before your hearing is set to start.

If you already have a hearing scheduled, the date, time, and any video or call-in instructions belong on your own notice, not on this page, and DWC can update them. Direct a scheduling question to the contact on that notice, or to DWC's statewide Information Services Center.

Yazdchi Law P.C. is based in Palmdale and takes on injured-worker cases from across California, including matters venued at the San Jose office. The firm does not keep any office inside this building or elsewhere in the South Bay. If you want to ask whether the firm can look at your case, call (661) 273-1780 or use the contact form. Every matter gets reviewed on its own facts before the firm agrees to take it on.

Browse the full list of California WCAB district offices, or check the local pages for San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Milpitas.