North Dakota

• What is Workers' Compensation



• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)



• Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)



• Tips for Determining Employee versus Contractor Status



• Finding And Choosing An Attorney



• Finding And Choosing A Medical Provider



• Denial Of Benefits



• Tax On Workers' Compensation Benefits



• Social Security



• Insurance Adjustor



• Insurance Company's Role



• Dealing With Your Employer



• Dealing With Your Doctor



• Doctor Decides Need For Time Off



• Handling My Own Case



• Hearings



• Mediation



• Your Deposition



• Pain And Suffering



• Occupational Disease



• Understanding Legal Forms



• Your Day In Court



• Some Suggestions:



• Seek Medical Care and Inform Your Supervisor or Employer of Your Injury (new)



• Where to seek care for an injured worker (new)



• If You Want to Change to a Different Doctor (new)



• WSI's Request for You to Change Doctors (new)



• Use One of Three Claim Filing Options (new)



• Time frame for Reporting an Injury (new)



• Rights and Responsibility (new)



• Confidentiality of Your Claim Information (new)



• Reopening a Claim (new)



• The Claim Process - What You Can Expect From Us (new)



• If You Experience a Problem With How Your Claim is Being Processed (new)



• If a Benefit is Denied (new)



• Important Steps You Must Take After Sustaining a Work-Related Injury (new)



• Types of Benefits - Medical Benefits (new)



• Death Benefits (new)



• Return to Work Services (new)



• Wage Replacement Payments (new)



• The Benefits You Receive if Your Injury is Not Serious Enough for a Doctor to Take You Off Work (new)



• Returning to Work After an Injury (new)



• The Importance of Teamwork (new)



• How Return to Work Services Will Assist Your Worker (new)



• Offering Transitional Work (new)



• How the Preferred Worker Program works (new)



• To participate in the Preferred Worker Program (new)



• Benefits to participating in the Preferred Worker Program (new)