Workers comp is a benefit associated with workplace inuries, not with lack of work.
Employers never file for WC, injured employees do.
if your employer doesn't have workers comp insurance then you sue the company directly. Find a good lawyer.
It will depend on your state's worker's comp law. Each state varies. Each Workers comp agency has a webpage to answer your question. If you had medical bills from the fall, Workers comp will usually cover the medical cost if you filed a report with the employer when it happened.
because you can take it anywere, and dont have to leave bed to use the comp
If your primary employer does not have work for you and told you to stay out on workers comp until you can work full duty then you need to not work at another job while you are on workers comp.
i am a small business owner have my own LLC and dont have any employees - i do small landscaping jobs - - a client is now telling me that he will not pay my invoice until i provide him my workmans comp insurance number - can he do that - why does my having or not having insurance have to do with my invoice
>ask the employer to repeat the question<
dont have a current employer
Then dont bring him!
comp dont run it, it is a sensor in rad or by thermostat
If you have a job, your current employer is who you are now working for. If you do not HAVE a job, you have no current employer.
Workers compensation - Here's the Guidebook for Injured Workers for California http://www.dir.ca.gov/CHSWC/Guidebook-2005.pdf . And DI - Disability Insurance - coverage if you have it, after your elimination period.
In most cases, if you are being paid by a state fund that businesses pay into, (workman's comp), you can forfeit your benefits and rights to future benefits regarding that claim because of unauthorized and/or illegal drug use.