IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FORWORKERS COMPENSATION BENEFITS,
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHENYOU WILL START RECEIVING THEM.
It is not necessary to waituntil your workers' comp case is opened
to seek medical treatment for your injuries.
If you have already received billsfor medical treatment for injuries
you believe are related to your claim,FILE A WORKERS' COMP
CLAIM RIGHT AWAY.
Temporary disability benefits,or "time loss compensation,"
permanent disability benefits,and other workers' comp benefits
do not start until the claimis formally accepted.
Even if the claim you file is approved,you won't actually start receiving cashbenefits until you are entitled to them.
Most states require that a doctorcompletes a form certifying
that you are physically incapableof working at the present time.
Your temporary disability benefitswill stop once your employer
established sufficient evidenceto show that you no longer need
to keep receiving them.
INCOME BENEFITScover a portion of wages that you lose
due to being unable to work,either because of a
work-related illness or injury.