http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Mississippi/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/Workers-Compensation/Mississippi/what-workers-compensation-benefits-am-i-entit.html You may be entitled to receive all reasonable and necessary medical treatment, benefits for lost wages, benefits for specific injuries resulting in permanent disabilities such as loss of use and/or disfigurement (scars). You may also qualify to participate in certain physical and vocational rehabilitation programs. If the injury causes the death of an injured worker, burial expenses are covered and the dependents of the deceased worker are entitled to certain benefits. Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Mississippi/how-do-i-know-if-my-employer-is-covered-by-wo.html Generally, any employer with 5 or more employees should have insurance. (Note: Certain exceptions apply to employment based on an independent or sub contract, farm and domestic employment, and to employment covered by Federal Law, such as maritime employment). Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Mississippi/how-long-after-an-injury-do-i-have-to-report.html In the event of an injury, you should immediately notify your supervisor or other person designated by your employer. Prompt and accurate reporting is essential. Your employer is then required to make a report of the injury and notify its insurance company and/or the Workers` Compensation Commission. An injured employee should try to give the employer notice of the injury within 30 days. If no disability benefits are paid to the injured worker by the employer or carrier within two years of the date of injury, then the right to any and all benefits is barred unless the employee files a claim with the Commission during this two year period. This is what is known as the two year statute of limitations. Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:51:22 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Mississippi/if-i-am-injured-on-the-job-can-i-choose-the-d.html The injured employee shall have the right to accept the services furnished by the employer or, in his discretion, to select one competent physician of his choosing and such other specialists to whom he is referred by his chosen physician to administer medical treatment. Referrals by the chosen physician shall be limited to one physician within a specialty or subspecialty area. Except in an emergency requiring immediate medical attention, any additional selection of physicians by the injured employee or further referrals must be approved by the employer, if self&shy;insured, or the carrier prior to obtaining the services of the physician at the expense of the employer or carrier. Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Mississippi/if-i-am-unable-to-return-to-the-type-of-work.html 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 benefits. If you do return to work and wages are less than what you earned before the injury, you may be entitled to partial disability. Wage benefits usually will equal approximately 2/3 of the difference between your current earnings and what you earned before your injury, not exceeding the maximum compensation rate for the year you were injured. Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:51:22 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Mississippi/my-employer-has-denied-my-claim-what-do-i-do.html If you encounter a problem with the way your claim is being handled, or you think you have not received all benefits due, first contact the employer or insurance company representative handling your claim. Many problems can be cleared up with a phone call. Remember, if your claim is accepted and paid, it will be paid by the employer or its insurance carrier and not by the Workers` Compensation Commission. If the problem cannot be resolved in this manner, you may contact the Mississippi Workers` Compensation Commission at the address or number listed below.<p>Mississippi Workers` Compensation Commission<br>1428 Lakeland Drive / Post Office Box 5300<br>Jackson, Mississippi 39296&shy;5300<br>601&shy;987&shy;4200 Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Mississippi/when-will-my-benefits-begin-and-how-much-will.html Compensation for disability is not paid for the first 5 days of disability unless your disability lasts for at least 14 days. Depending on the nature of the injury and disability, payments will be as much as two&shy;thirds of the workers` average weekly wage, subject to a maximum weekly amount set by the Legislature. No worker is entitled to receive more than 450 times the maximum weekly amount established by the Legislature, regardless of the type of injury. In death cases, this limit applies to the total of payments to spouse and dependents. Effective for injuries or fatalities occurring on or after January 1, 2001, the maximum weekly benefit for disability or death is $316.46. The maximum overall limit is 450 times this amount, or $142,407.00. These figures represent the maximum amount which can be paid for an injury or death. Depending on one`s average weekly wage, benefits may be less, since you are entitled to the lesser of 2/3 of your average weekly wage or the weekly maximum in effect at the time of your injury. 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