Many people believe that any injury that occurs at work is a worker’s comp injury. If you are injured at work the injury may indeed qualify for worker’s compensation benefits, but not all injuries do. How do you know whether or not you are entitled to workers comp benefits when you are injured at work? The first thing you need to find out when determining whether you have a worker comp injury is whether or not your employer carries workman’s comp insurance. Not all employers are required to carry this type of insurance. If the company you work for is not legally required to carry workers comp insurance, then you will not be able to claim workman’s comp benefits. The second thing you need to consider when you are injured at work is whether or not you are an actual employee of the company. If you are just a contractor or an employee hired through a temporary staffing agency, you will not be entitled to worker’s comp benefits. The third thing you must consider is whether or not your injury is work related. You could be injured at work but the injury may not be a worker comp injury. For example, if you are injured playing soccer with co-workers during lunch, even though the injury happened at work you may not be entitled to worker comp benefits because the injury isn’t necessarily work related. Worker comp benefits can be complex and hard to navigate. Because of this it is always a good idea to retain the services of a worker’s compensation attorney if you believe that you have a worker’s comp case and are entitled to benefits from your employer. If you have been injured at work and want to know know whether you qualify for WC benefits, fill out the free evaluation form to speak with an attorney in your area for free.
