Blog: Workers’ Compensation

You slipped and fell on the floor at work, breaking your arm. You informed your employer and filed a workers’ compensation claim . You thought everything was fine until you received a notice from your employer a month later stating that you had been laid off. This is illegal, right? An employer cannot simply fire …

You may be entitled to unemployment benefits if that environment forced you to quit. Generally speaking, you can not collect unemployment if your unemployment is the result of your own doing. “Quitting” would be considered the result of your own doing, in most cases. However, in some cases, when a person quits, it is because …

Know When and When Not to Spend Your Time Pursuing a Workers’ Compensation Claim If you were injured on the job, you may assume that you are automatically entitled to workers’ compensation. This is not necessarily true. While most on-the-job injuries are eligible for workers’ comp, there are some-such as those caused by your own …

If you sustain an injury at your Oklahoma place of work, you may wonder if you should file a workers’ compensation claim or a personal injury claim. You may also wonder what the difference is between the two. Though both workers’ compensation claims and personal injury claims award injured parties for their harms and losses, …

Many workers who are between jobs are eligible for unemployment benefits, which come in the form of weekly payments that are designed to help them fund their daily living expenses until they are able to find a new job. This financial safety net is an asset for those who suddenly and unexpectedly find themselves unemployed …

When an Oklahoma worker sustains in injury on the job, workers’ compensation should cover the damages. This is true regardless of who is at fault for the incident, which is one way in which workers’ comp claims differ from standard personal injury claims. However, though workers’ compensation is a no-fault system, there are instances in …

The workers’ compensation system is a no-fault system, meaning an employer’s workers’ comp insurance company must pay out a claim regardless of whether or not the employee is responsible for his or her own injuries. However, just because the workers’ comp system is no-fault does not mean that claims do not get denied. It is …

Workplace safety violations increase your risk for on-the-job accidents and injuries. Work-related accidents and injuries can happen in any career field and on any type of job site. There are some occupations that are inherently more dangerous than others, however. In these situations, safety rules and regulations are put in place to protect employees. The …

Federal employees are seeking workers’ compensation benefits for contracting COVID-19 at work. In July 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General Audit issued a report saying that about 4,000 federal employees sought workers’ comp benefits on the grounds that they contracted COVID-19 in the workplace. The report mentioned that the total number …

If you present a workers’ compensation claim involving liability of a third-party, your employer may have the right to assert a lien for recovery of the benefits paid out to you. If your Oklahoma employer is bound to provide workers’ compensation coverage, then you are entitled to those benefits if you are injured in the …