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Arkansas Workers' Compensation FAQs

• Q: How Long After An Injury Do I Have To Report It To My Employer?
  A: Unless an injury either renders the employee physically or mentally unable to do so, or is made known to the employer immediately after it occurs, the employee shall … More
• Q: How Do I Know If My Employer Is Covered By Workers' Compensation?
  A: Worker`s Compensation Law requires that all employers with three or more employees must carry insurance to cover all reasonable and necessary medical expenses for … More
• Q: What Workers' Compensation Benefits Am I Entitled To?
  A: You may be entitled to receive all reasonable and necessary medical treatment, benefits for lost wages, benefits for specific injuries resulting in permanent … More
• Q: If I Am Injured On The Job Can I Choose The Doctor Who Treats Me?
  A: When the employee selects a physician, the commission shall not authorize a change of physician unless the employee first establishes to the satisfaction of the … More
• Q: When Will My Benefits Begin And How Much Will They Be?
  A: There is a seven­day waiting period before any wage replacement benefits are paid. If your work related injury lasts longer than that time period, then benefits … More
• Q: If I Am Unable To Return To The Type Of Work I Did Before I Was Injured, What Happens?
  A: If your employer has employment available to you within your medical restrictions and you decline, your employer may request a modification or termination of your … More
• Q: My Employer Has Denied My Claim, What Do I Do?
  A: The Workers` Compensation Commission can provide the claimant an opportunity to confer with a legal advisor on the staff of the commission to be advised of their … More

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