Worker's compensation insurance is an employer-paid insurance program designed to protect employees from loss of income due to injuries sustained in the scope of their employment.
Overview
- Provides for payment of medical expenses recommended by attending physicians.
- Provides for compensation payments when employees are absent from work for more than one week. (Once an employee is off for six weeks, that employee is then entitled to be paid for the first week off.)
- When employees use sick and/or annual leave (during which time they are paid l00% of their salary), they endorse and return the Worker's Compensation check, and two-thirds of their leave is recredited.
- Payments are made at the rate of 2/3 of the individual's average weekly wage to a maximum of 75% of the statewide average weekly wage.
Forms
Return-to-Work Policy (PS-37) - Click on this link to view the AgCenter's policy on return to work following illness or injury.