The state of Oklahoma provides several types of workers compensation benefits for employees who have been injured or get ill on the job. These benefits include the following:
Medical Coverage – Arguably the most important benefit, you are entitled to reimbursement for 100% of your costs for reasonable and necessary medical treatment.
Temporary Total Disability – So that you have money to live on while you are unable to work, you are entitled to temporary benefit payments, which amount to your weekly paycheck, for the duration of the time you are off work seeking medical treatment or recuperating under doctor’s orders.
Permanent Partial Disability – you may be able to receive compensation for any permanent disability resulting from your injury or illness.
Vocational Rehabilitation – if you can’t return to your former job, you have the right to be retrained for a new job.
Additional benefits – Workers compensation also provides benefits for your spouse and dependent children in the event you are killed on the job or die later due to a job-related injury. If you die on the job or from a work-related injury, your survivors will be eligible for substantial benefits, including the following:
- Your spouse and each of your children under the age of 18 may receive lump sum benefit payments.
- In addition, your spouse and each of your dependent children may qualify for weekly benefit payments. Your spouse may be able to collect payments until he/she remarries, and your children may receive them until they reach the age of 18. If they are full-time students or mentally/physically impaired, their payments may be extended.
- Workers compensation will also cover the expenses for your funeral and burial.
For more detailed information regarding workers compensation benefits in the state of Oklahoma, contact a knowledgeable Oklahoma workers compensation attorney.
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