What is Worker's Compensation?
Worker’s Compensation may provide you with benefits if you have a work related injury or illness. It may cover medical expenses, rehabilitation costs, and replace wages from any lost work time. Find out how filing a claim works, and what benefits you may be able to receive.
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- ⇒ What is Worker's Compensation?
- » Specific Injuries and Worker's Compensation
- » How Different Industries Handle Worker's Compensation
- » Workers Compensation for Employees On Break or Not On-Site
- » Employers Responsibilities Pertaining to Worker's Compensation
- » Contesting a Compensation Claim or Award
About Workers' Compensation Claims for On the Job InjuriesThere are a number of industries where a worker may be harmed in one fashion or another. However, many of these types of businesses are easily identified. Of these, most have some extra form of insurance that covers the company from litigation or claims that decrease finances going to management and similar persons
Read more- FELA Claim or Workers’ Compensation Claim - Important Differences
Injured workers may need to consider the difference in workers’ compensation claims and the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) and how it could affect the situation. Some injuries are exempt from the workers’ compensation laws with an insurance company which may lead to the FELA case.
Read more - How Does an OSHA Violation Affect a Workers' Compensation Claim?
Individuals who are injured at work typically file a workers’ compensation claim if they want the employer to take financial responsibility for the injury. While an employee does not have to show that the employer was negligent and caused the accident, evidence of this characteristic can have legal significance.
Read more - How Does Workers' Compensation Work?
Injured employees across the country are able to receive medical treatment and have a portion of their wages replaced after being injured in a work-related accident or becoming ill on the job through the workers’ compensation program. Employers and employees both have a number of responsibilities under the program.
Read more - What Types of Compensation Can I Receive in a Workers’ Compensation Case?
Workers’ compensation provides monetary and other benefits to workers who sustain work-related injuries or who develop illnesses because of their work. The availability f benefits depends on the nature of the illness or injury and state laws that govern workers’ compensation benefits.
Read more - When Can My Employer Deny Workers' Compensation?
Workers’ compensation provides a system in which a person who is injured on the job can receive compensation for such injuries without having to sue his or her employer. However, not all claims are approved, leaving the worker injured and uncompensated.
Read more - Workers' Compensation Benefits that May Be Available for Your Claim
Employers started purchasing workers’ compensation packages in accordance with some state laws in addition to protecting management and the company from liability in worker accidents.
Read more - How a Workers' Compensation Claim Differs from a Personal Injury Claim
When an individual is injured at work, he or she may wonder whether to file a workers’ compensation claim or a personal injury claim. There are significant differences between these two options and filing a personal injury claim may not always be an available remedy depending on the circumstances of the case.
Read more - Does Workers' Compensation Affect My Social Security Disability Benefits?
Workers’ compensation packages provide what benefits are allotted to workers when they have been injured while at the jobsite performing duties or when working for the company away from the building. These may be provided for work-related ailments, illness and disability as well.
Read more - When Can an Injured Employee File a Lawsuit Against His Employer?
When workers are injured on the job, their usual course of recourse is to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. However, there are several scenarios that may arise that provide a basis for a civil lawsuit against an employer.
Read more - Workers' Compensation and Immigration Status
The United States Department of Homeland Security estimates that 11 million workers who were born in other countries lack documented immigration status. This represents approximately 5 percent of the American workforce.
Read more - Underreporting Workplace Accidents Leads to More Accidents
Injuries in the workplace are both common and expected in specific numbers based on the industry. When certain factors exist, these accidents rise. When safety protocols have been implemented and followed closely, injury and death may be lowered in instances and in quantity.
Read more - My Employer Doesn’t Carry Workers’ Comp, Can I File a Personal Injury Claim?
The workers’ compensation package available to the employees usually removes the ability of the individual to seek a personal injury claim by receiving compensation and benefits through this form of insurance. Without these packages, it is often possible to sue the company directly for any injury sustained while working for the business.
Read more - Attacked at Work, What Are My Rights?
Violence is rarely the answer, and this is especially true in the workplace. Yet, physical attacks can and do occur every day. When they happen at work, this creates a whole suite of considerations that can make the experience even more worrisome and problematic.
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