What is workers’ compensation?
- What is workers’ compensation? If you get hurt on the job, your employer is required by law to pay for workers’ compensation benefits. You could get hurt by: One event at work. Examples: hurting your back in a fall, geng burned by a chemical that splashes on your skin, geng hurt in a car accident while making deliveries.
How long do I have to file a workers’ compensation claim?
- In most cases, the employee must file a claim within three years after an injury, death, or disablement from an occupational disease, or within two years of the last payment of TTD or a medical bill, whichever is later.
What types of workplace injuries does workers’ compensation cover?
- Examples: hurting your hand, back, or other part of the body from doing the same motion over and over, losing your hearing because of constant loud noise. Workers’ compensation covers some, but not all, stress-related (psychological) injuries caused by your job.
What should I do if I have an injury at work?
- Get emergency treatment if needed. If it’s an emergency, call 911 or go to an emergency room right away. Your employer must make sure that you have access to emergency treatment right away and may tell you where to go for treatment. Tell the medical staff that your injury or illness is job-related.
An employee can resign from their job while they're on workers compensation. They: have to give the correct notice period to their employer. can use their workers compensation period as the notice period.