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How Long After An Injury Do I Have To Report It To My Employer?

Other Rhode Island Workers' Compensation FAQs

• Q: How Do I Know If My Employer Is Covered By Workers' Compensation?
  A: Employers with one or more employees are required to carry workers` compensation insurance. Sole proprietors, partners, corporate officers, certain real estate, … 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: You may choose your first medical care provider. Treatment at an emergency room after the accident or by a company physician does not count as the first medical care … More
• Q: When Will My Benefits Begin And How Much Will They Be?
  A: If you are incapacitated for at least three consecutive days from earning full wages and incapable of gainful employment at comparable wages, compensation benefits may … More
• Q: If I Am Unable To Return To The Type Of Work I Did Before I Was Injured, What Happens?
  A: If the return to work enables the employee to receive wages equal to or greater than they were earning prior to the injury then it is likely that benefits will be … More
• Q: My Employer Has Denied My Claim, What Do I Do?
  A: If you have not received any notice from the insurer within 21 days from the date you notified the employer of the injury, you may file a petition for weekly benefits … More