Claim it and see what happens.
No you cannot be fired.
If you can demonstrate the injury to be work related, then you can claim it.
i lost a finger in 1983 do i get money for that
It depends on how the condition was aquired.
Just go to the E.R. and tell them it's a work comp claim. They will take it from there.
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Im in the same situation, did you have any problems?
Contact the state you live in workmans comp office and file a complaint.
Shouldn't affect your ability to file a claim, but there are deadlines so don't delay.
No, not on a crimional records check UNLESS you were charged for workmans comp fraud or something like that.
You should still be collecting workmans comp if the doctor hasn't released you back to work. Workmans Compensation is an insurance that your employer bought. You can't collect unemployment if you haven't been released back to work from the doctor. You have to be ABLE to work to collect unemployment.
Although it is illegal to claim the injury in a job other than the one you were injured in, all you "have" to do is pay taxes and die.