Workers Compensation Posters

One of the most common posters that you’ll find in states’ employment law poster collections are the Workers Compensation Posters. They are important because workers’ comp is one of the most pressing topics for employers at the moment, and for states and insurers as well.

Workers Compensation Posters are for when employees get hurt on the job, or sick on the job for that matter. In that case, the Workers Compensation Posters tell employees to notify their employers immediately. The general course of events that follows includes visits to doctors, determination of the employees’ ability to continue working, and then either disability time or a return to work.

This regular process alone costs employers money, but then what really hits their pocket books is when workers’ comp situations go to court. That happens when employers deny their workers workers’ comp benefits on the grounds of either they’re not really hurt, or they did not get hurt at work. Employers can also say that employees are directly at fault for their injuries, for instance, if they were drunk on the job.

Most state Workers Compensation Posters go over the details of their state laws on the topics in hopes of preventing a full flown court case. Depending on the state, the Workers Compensation Posters can explain if the state has “no-fault” workers’ comp rules or not. No-fault rules mean that an employee is deserved of workers’ comp benefits no matter how they got hurt at work, and no matter if they were to blame for their injuries (say, if they were negligent about safety).

State Workers Compensation Posters can also differ in the amount of time that they give employees to report any injury incidence to their employers. Generally, if the employee fails to report an injury to their employer within this timeframe, they are not eligible for the workers’ comp benefits.