http://resources.lawinfo.com/rss/en/legal-faqs/workers-compensation/mississippi/index.html LawInfo provides Free Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues 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 d Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:51:22 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/workers-compensation/mississippi/how-long-after-an-injury-do-i-have-to-report.html 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 20:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/workers-compensation/mississippi/how-do-i-know-if-my-employer-is-covered-by-wo.html 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. Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 20:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/workers-compensation/mississippi/what-workers-compensation-benefits-am-i-entit.html 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 empl Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 20:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/workers-compensation/mississippi/if-i-am-injured-on-the-job-can-i-choose-the-d.html 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 two­thirds 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 t Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 20:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/workers-compensation/mississippi/when-will-my-benefits-begin-and-how-much-will.html 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 Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:51:22 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/workers-compensation/mississippi/if-i-am-unable-to-return-to-the-type-of-work.html 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` Mississippi Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 20:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/workers-compensation/mississippi/my-employer-has-denied-my-claim-what-do-i-do.html