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Have you been injured at work?

Most employees who are injured in Iowa are covered under their employer’s workers’ compensation insurance. Sometimes employers don’t like to pay these insurance premiums, but know they need to protect their workers in case of an injury on the job. Employers may tend to be concerned of workers that are injured, because there is a chance that their premiums will increase due to a new claim.

Keep in mind if you are hurt on the job you have 90 days to tell your employer of the incident. If 90 days passes without your employer having knowledge of your injury, you may not be entitled to benefits.

Once you inform your employer a first report of injury needs to be filed with the workers’ compensation commissioner, this needs to done within four days of you informing your employer. Your employer may not be concerned with reporting the accident. From here your employer can either help or get in the way your case. There is no guarantee that your employer will cooperate and be willing to pay benefits. This can cause a lot of problems for you and your injury claim.

It would be a good idea to document everything your employer does or says to you in a journal of some sort. If you make notes of everything that happens in your case, it may help you in the end, especially if your employer is being difficult and fights everything so they don’t have to pay you benefits.

If your employer isn’t giving you any help you may decide to file a petition against them with the workers’ compensation commissioner. Generally, you only have two years from your date of injury to file a suit. Therefore, if several months have passed and you still aren’t receiving weekly workers’ compensation checks, you might want to consider this. If you wait too long you will run into the chance of being denied, because two years has passed and nothing was done.

If you or a loved one has questions or concerns regarding your work injury Walker, Billingsley & Bair is here to help you. Attorney Corey J.L. Walker practices primarily in personal injury cases which means he dedicates his time to these types of cases.

To learn more about how to deal with your work inury:
Visit our Injured Iowan Website
Watch a video about dealing with your work injury
Request a Free copy of our Workers' Compensation Book
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