Employers are generally required to pay for workers’ compensation benefits for their employees through self-insurance or by paying premiums to private insurance companies. While there are some exceptions, most employers carry workers’ compensation insurance as a type of business insurance. Learning who pays for workers’ compensation can help you understand how the system works and …
What Is the Purpose of Workers’ Compensation?
Most workers in Arkansas and Oklahoma give little thought to the idea that they might be injured or sickened at their jobs. However, many people suffer injuries or work-related illnesses every year. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 2.8 million recordable workplace injuries and illnesses happened within private industries in the U.S. …
What Documents Should I Keep for a Workers’ Compensation Case?
Although most people give little thought to their risk of being injured on the job, many people suffer injuries or contract illnesses at work every year. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Services, the rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses at workplaces in the U.S. in 2018 was 2.8 for every 100 full-time employees. …
How Long Do I Have to File a Workers’ Compensation Case?
If you’re injured while working, you may be entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits. However, you won’t receive these benefits automatically. To secure them, you must follow specific steps outlined under the workers’ compensation laws of the state in which you work. Then, your employer must report your injury to the insurance company to initiate …
Preparing for an Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Hearing
Unfortunately, employers and insurance companies sometimes fight or deny valid workers’ compensation claims. If your claim is denied, you have the right to file an appeal, and if your case cannot be resolved through mediation and/or settlement, you may be required to attend a hearing before the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. The attorneys at the Law …
How Does Workers’ Compensation Work?
Have you been injured while working at your job? If so, you likely have the right to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, as most employers in Arkansas and Oklahoma are mandated to carry workers’ compensation insurance coverage. How does workers’ compensation work? Workers’ compensation insurance protects the employer and the employee when an …
What Is a Pre-Hearing Conference in Front of the Arkansas WCC?
If you have suffered a work-related injury at your job in Arkansas, you are entitled to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Often employers and their insurance providers wrongfully deny benefits to injured workers. If you are unhappy with your employer’s actions in your workers’ compensation claim, you have the right to file a …
Workers’ Compensation Benefits Explained
If you’re like most workers, you don’t give much thought to the possibility of sustaining a workplace injury – until it happens to you. When you’re injured at work in Arkansas or Oklahoma, you should be able to access workers’ compensation benefits through your employer’s insurance carrier. Both states require most businesses to carry this …
Oklahoma Workers Compensation Law Declared Unconstitutional
An Oklahoma law has been declared unconstitutional after a wrongful death lawsuit was filed by an Oklahoma man’s family members. The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down part of the state’s workers compensation law. The part of the law that was declared unconstitutional exempted natural gas and oil companies from being sued in the event that …
Dispelling 4 Common Myths Regarding Workers Compensation
Workers compensation benefits are designed to protect both employers and employees at businesses throughout the nation. Unfortunately, workers compensation claims can be confusing, and therefore have led to the spreading of many myths regarding workers compensation. In order to help clear up some confusion, let’s take a look at some common workers compensation myths. Myth …
