http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Work-Injury/index.html LawInfo - Legal Resource Center offers free legal forms and free legal documents that is designed to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Work-Injury/Federal/what-if-my-injuries-only-prevent-me-from-work.html If an injury that occurs at work results in a temporary inability to perform the duties of your job, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier will cover your lost wages and medical bills relating to the injury during the time you are unable to work.  Most jurisdictions require a “waiting period” that ranges from 3 to 7 days, and upon expiration of that waiting period workers’ compensation insurance will begin covering your lost wages.  Most jurisdictions also set a period of time (usually longer than the “waiting period”), and if an injury that prevents you from working lasts as long as that period, workers’ compensation insurance will cover you expenses retroactively, including the days missed during the “waiting period.” Work Injury FAQs Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:48:31 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Work-Injury/Federal/how-do-i-determine-whether-i-can-still-work-a.html A doctor will determine whether you can return to work after your injury, or whether you will be temporarily or permanently prevented from performing the duties of your employment.  The majority of jurisdictions will allow the employee to choose their own doctor who will make a decision about the ability to work after their injury.  In other jurisdictions the employer will choose the physician that an injured employee must visit regarding an injury caused during the course of employment. Work Injury FAQs Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:48:31 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Work-Injury/Federal/what-if-my-injuries-prevent-me-from-working-p.html If you are injured at work and are permanently prevented from returning to work, because of your injury you will receive workers’ compensation for lost wages and medical expenses relating to the injury.  In most jurisdictions, workers’ compensation will provide coverage for the duration of the disability that prevents you from working.  Some jurisdictions will provide compensation until retirement age or for the life of the injured worker. Work Injury FAQs Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:42:45 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Work-Injury/Federal/i-was-injured-at-work-because-i-did-not-follo.html Generally, if an employee has failed to follow the rules or guidelines established by their employer and injury results, that injury will be covered by workers’ compensation.  For an injury that occurs during the course of employment to not be covered by workers’ compensation, the employee’s conduct must generally be a serious and intentional violation of rules or guidelines established for the duties of employment.  The workers’ compensation statute will usually give the guidelines of what types injuries will be covered by workers’ compensation.  Generally, intentional violations of an employer’s rules or guidelines will bar recovery of workers’ compensation benefits, and unintentional violations of rules and guidelines will not. Work Injury FAQs Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:48:33 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Work-Injury/Federal/i-was-injured-outside-of-work-will-my-employ.html Depending on your jurisdiction, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier may or may not cover employees who are unable to work due to an injury that occurred outside of the workplace.  However, in some jurisdictions workers’ compensation insurers are able to cover injuries that occur outside of the workplace.  Most jurisdictions will have state sponsored disability insurance providers, who operate separate from workers’ compensation insurers that cover employees who are unable to work due to injuries that occur outside of the workplace. Work Injury FAQs Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:48:33 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Work-Injury/Federal/what-if-i-exaggerate-my-injuries-or-file-a-fr.html If you knowingly make any false statements or file any false claim with the purpose of receiving or denying workers’ compensation benefits you will most likely not be able to receive any workers’ compensation and you may even face criminal penalties. 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