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How benefits are determined Most benefits are based on your average weekly wage (AWW) prior to your injury (including overtime, tips, etc.), going back up to 52 weeks prior to your date of injury. If you have not been in your current job long enough to fairly determine your AWW, the insurer will use the actual wages of a co-worker who has been in a similar job as yours long enough to determine an AWW.
You are also entitled to adequate and reasonable medical care. You will also be paid mileage for travel to and from medical visits. For your first visit to the doctor or hospital your employer has the right to designate a health care provider within the employer’s preferred provider arrangement. After that initial treatment, you have the right to choose your own health care providers. You may change these providers one time without the permission of the insurer. To change providers again you will need the insurer to agree to the change. The insurer has the right to send you to see its doctor for evaluation of your incapacity.
Filing a workers' compensation claim is a complicated and difficult task. If you would like your claim to be reviewed by an attorney, complete the form below for a free evaluation.
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