Injured Workers Bill of Rights

Injured Workers’ Rights and Job Security

If you are injured on the job or suffer a disease caused by or aggravated by your job,

You may have a right to:

1.  Tax-free temporary Workers’ Compensation benefits of 70% of total wages up to $1159.00 per week in 2025.
2.  State temporary disability benefits, if you are denied Workers’ Compensation and, possibly, long-term disability benefits;
3.  Free medical care for your work related-injury or disease may a doctor chosen by your employer; and if treatment is not provided,
   your attorney may file a motion for treatment. You will not be charged in advance for these legal services;
4.  Partial or total disability benefits if your work related injury or disease is permanent;
5.  Under the Family Medical Leave Act, Continuous or intermittent leave of up to 3 months
   if you worked in a company with more than 50 workers for more than 12 months;
6.  Reasonable accommodation by your employer for your disability, as long as you can perform the essential functions of your job;
7.  Compensation from a third party, not your employer or fellow employee, if your accident or illness was caused by a third party;
8.  Compensation for exposure to dangerous chemicals or asbestos from the companies where you were exposed
   and also from the companies that manufactured, utilized, or distributed products;
9.  Protection under your union contract if you are in a union and, if there is no union, you have a right to join a union without being discriminated against
10.  All of the above rights should be free from retaliation or discrimination because you seek any of these rights.