If you suffer from a workplace injury or illness, workers’ compensation can help cover lost wages, but you may also have the option to return to work on light duty. Your employer may give you a light-duty job offer after an accident to keep you in the workplace...
Indiana law requires nearly all employers in the state to carry workers’ compensation insurance. The main goal of this system is to protect workers: If you suffer physical injury or become sick on the job, workers’ comp ensures automatic, no-fault benefits payments. A...
Indiana law requires that most employers carry workers’ compensation insurance for their employees. However, the law does exclude independent contractors, farm laborers, members of a firefighters’ or police officers’ pension fund, and railroad employees. A rare part...
Workplace injuries are covered under Indiana’s Workers’ Compensation Act. So long as you are not an independent contractor, railroad worker, or farm laborer, your employer should carry workers’ compensation insurance to cover you in case of an injury at work. You’re...
When you think about workers’ compensation coverage, the most common types of work-related injuries people consider are those that happen in the office, warehouse, or worksite. But workers’ compensation is not constrained to these locations. Some people do a great...
After a workplace injury, your employer and their insurance company will choose what doctor you must see. You can see your own doctor, but you’ll be responsible for the cost of your care. In some circumstances, your employer and their insurance company might...