West Virginia Workers Compensation Tips for Employees!
1/6/2012 7:41:50 AM
Are you an employee in West Virginia? Workers compensation can be complex. Do you understand what kind of payments you might be eligible for? Basically, workers compensation is designed to help you and your family manage while you are off work due to a work-related accident or illness.
How it works is that in exchange for income, you agree not to sue your employer. You may also be able to get Social Security benefits. To be eligible, you would have to prove you could not do paid work of any kind and that this state of affairs would last for longer than one year.
It is important to understand that Social Security benefits and workers compensation are likely to be offset if you are successful in a claim for both payments. In other words, money from workers compensation may be credited against the amount of benefit you can draw.
In the event that you are injured working for an employer that does not have West Virginia workers compensation, you may be entitled to sue. Many employers are required by law to have this type of coverage, so if you’re working for an employer that is breaking the law in this regard, you should consider informing the authorities.
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How it works is that in exchange for income, you agree not to sue your employer. You may also be able to get Social Security benefits. To be eligible, you would have to prove you could not do paid work of any kind and that this state of affairs would last for longer than one year.
It is important to understand that Social Security benefits and workers compensation are likely to be offset if you are successful in a claim for both payments. In other words, money from workers compensation may be credited against the amount of benefit you can draw.
In the event that you are injured working for an employer that does not have West Virginia workers compensation, you may be entitled to sue. Many employers are required by law to have this type of coverage, so if you’re working for an employer that is breaking the law in this regard, you should consider informing the authorities.
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