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In Arkansas' workers compensation benefits system, it's the employee's responsibility to report a work-related injury as soon as it happens, although the employer must also report the injury to its workers compensation insurance carrier in a "First Report of Injury or Illness".
Employers cover the cost of workers compensation benefits, and it's the employer (or its workers compensation insurance carrier) that has the right to choose the doctor that will provide medical treatment for an employee with a work-related injury or illness (i.e., an occupational illness).
The state's workers comp system in Arkansas pays the following workers comp benefits:
Medical benefits — including:
Cash benefits (indemnity benefits) as payment for workers compensation for lost wages, including:
Death benefits are also available for the surviving spouse and children of an employee who is killed on the job, as is a burial allowance.
If you have been injured on the job, make sure that you have the approval of the workers compensation insurance company that your employer uses. If you get treated by a doctor or facility that has not been approved, you may be held liable for the bill.
If you were injured on the job or made ill by your work, contact us today to arrange a free consultation with an Arkansas workers compensation attorney near you.
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