PROTECTING WORKERS’ RIGHTS:
When your hard work and job commitment abruptly end in a workplace accident the injury can result in devastating consequences to you, your family, and your future employment prospects. The distressing aftermath of a workplace injury can leave you feeling vulnerable and alone.
If your injury happened during the course and scope of employment then you will be covered under workers’ compensation if your employer regularly employees three or more employes. Workers’ compensation is available to an injured worker regardless fault. This means that even if the accident was the injured workers’ fault, the injured worker can still assert a viable claim for workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits include:
Compensation for permanent disability
Dependents’ recovery for worker’s death
Lost wages or salary
Rehabilitation expenses
Retraining costs
Payment of all medical bills.