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To File a Workers Compensation Claim you must inform your employer of the on the job injury. Many people who suffer workplace injuries need to file a workers compensation claim. However, people often do not know how to begin to file the paperwork or what the proper process is. There are definitely time frames and certain reports that you must be aware of in…
Injuries on the job are a major problem in the Oklahoma workforce. In fact, in 2016 over $60 million was paid out in workers compensation law cases. Thus, employers must carry Workers Compensation insurance. This insurance pays medical and lost wages for any employee who receives injuries while working on the job. In exchange for accepting these benefits, the worker further waives the right…
Burn Injuries at work entitle you to medical treatment and many other benefits. Those benefits include temporary and permamant disability payments, depending on the sevarity of your injury. In July of 2017, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) began a partnership with the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) drug development company. This partnership is focusing on creating an antibody that fights release of histones. Histones are proteins…
Disability Under Workers Compensation sometimes allows you to work on the side. Many times people who are receiving temporary total disability payments still need more income to survive. As a result, they may pick up random and sporadic work during the recovery time to help pay bills. In a 2001 decision, the Oklahoma courts held that a person who works sporadically during their recovery…
Oklahoma Worker’s Compensation laws require employers to have workers compensation insurance. This insurance is to protect workers in the event of on the job injuries. This is no fault insurance and it replaces the option of suing your employer for negligence. The no-fault clause clause makes it easier and quicker to recover basic damages. Those damages include medical costs and lost income as a…