Medical Care & Rehabilitation Benefits

Workman’s Compensation pays for benefits like medical care and rehabilitation to treat employees who have been injured or become ill because of their jobs. It might also pay some of their lost wages. If an employee dies because of a work-related injury or illness, Workman’s Compensation will pay some of the burial expenses and benefits to the family.

Workers’ compensation helps pay for:

• Medical care
• Lost wages due to missing work while injured or ill
• Vocational rehabilitation, if needed
• Death benefits, if a work-related incident is fatal

Workman’s Compensation is designed to protect the interests of both employers and employees.

Workman’s’ Compensation does not cover employees that:

• Intentionally caused their own injuries.
• Were injured while playing around or while intoxicated.
• Were injured outside work or while voluntarily participating in an off-duty sports or social event.
• Were injured by someone else for personal reasons not related to the job.
• Were injured by an “Act Of God,” like a flood or hurricane, unless the job has a high exposure to these types of events.