the first thing you need to do is report

the injury no matter how small because

if you don’t tell your employer that you

got hurt you’re not going to get

benefits so that’s the first thing you

need to do the next thing you need to do

is to make sure you get medical care for

the injuries to document exactly what

you heard because if it’s not in a

medical record and that applies to any

type of injury get hurt in a car

accident you say your back hurts if you

don’t go to the doctor insurance

companies aren’t going to believe you

the same thing with workers comp so you

report the injury you get medical care

immediately and they really should

consult with an attorney I’ve been

representing Injured Workers for you

know decades and decades and decades

we’ve actually written the book workers

compensation law the basics that’s on

the desk of judges and others throughout

the state and lawyers can educate you in

what the law is how it impacts you for

everything from you know do I have to

treat with the company doctor to

questions of do I have to pay for my

medical care which the answer is no uh

to what happens if my employer fires me

what happens to my medical benefits all

of those things and making sure that you

continue to receive that first you

receive and then you continue to receive

your wage losses and any other benefits

you’re entitled to you work hard for the

ability to work but you want to make

sure that in the event you are hurt that

you’re getting what you’re entitled to

and you’re going to be educated about it

your employer isn’t going to tell you

what your rights are an insurance

company isn’t going to tell you lawyers

are and the reality is that a lot of the

time we give advice to clients and if

they’re getting benefits they’re getting

a free lawyer until something happens so

getting free legal advice can be great

until or unless you really need us

because they’re trying to cut off your

benefits they have a doctor who saw you

and says you’re fine or something like

that happens but we’re ready to go

because we’ve known you and had a

relationship with you from right when

you got hurt until those events happen

but first things first tell your

employer and get medical care