{"id":160,"date":"2016-03-18T20:54:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T20:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.targetmarketing-betasite-02.com\/Gotdenied\/michigan-workers-comp-attorney-social-security-disability-auto-injury-settlement-blog\/what-is-a-workers-compensation-job-related-accident-or-illness\/"},"modified":"2016-03-18T20:54:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T20:54:08","slug":"what-is-a-workers-compensation-job-related-accident-or-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gotdenied.com\/michigan-workers-comp-attorney-social-security-disability-auto-injury-settlement-blog\/what-is-a-workers-compensation-job-related-accident-or-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Considered a Job Related Accident or Illness?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ForWORKERS’ COMPENSATION:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is Considered a \u201cJob-Related\u201d Accident or Illness<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

What is considered a \u201cjob-related\u201d accident or illness isn\u2019t always as simple as you would think. For an accident or illness to be considered \u201ccompensable\u201d (meaning eligible for payment through workers\u2019 compensation) there needs to be a clear connection between the problem and the job \u2013 but making these connections is where the tricky part comes in.
\nTo give you some insight (with getting overly complex), here are 5 areas where the rules are tricky and understanding them can be valuable.<\/p>\n

Bad behavior may or may not be a deal-breaker.<\/strong> Whether an employee who gets hurt on the job while violating company rules is considered eligible really depends on the level of bad behavior. For instance, if a company has a policy against the use of drugs on the job, an injury would likely not be covered. However, if an employee is rough-housing with another employee on a job site and gets hurt, despite workplace safety rules, the injury may be considered compensable.<\/p>\n

Company parties aren\u2019t off the table.<\/strong> Most companies don\u2019t pay their employees to attend company events, like a company gathering at a baseball game. If an employee is hurt, however, even if it is due to his or her own carelessness or poor choice (like drinking too much), an injury that happened at the gathering would most likely be covered by workers\u2019 compensation.<\/p>\n

Lunch breaks aren\u2019t what they would seem.<\/strong> Employees who get hurt while taking a lunch break on company premises, have a much higher probability of being eligible for workers\u2019 compensation than those who (for instance) travel across the street to pick up a sandwich\u2026 unless, he or she is picking up a sandwich for their boss, too.<\/p>\n

Mental health issues may count.<\/strong> Mental health issues that are clearly connected to workplace events and conditions may be considered compensable by workers\u2019 compensation. A few good examples include\u2026 anxiety and depression clearly resulting from a workplace injury or witnessing a severe injury or death, and, illnesses and diseases that result from highly stressful work environments.<\/p>\n

Pre-existing conditions don\u2019t necessarily close the door.<\/strong> Employees who have a pre-existing condition which is intensified or made worse by their work, may be able to receive workers\u2019 compensation. For instance, an employee who previously suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome, may later find his or herself experiencing severe wrist problems after moving a heavy box. Though the initial condition pre-dated his or her current job, workers\u2019 compensation may be possible.<\/p>\n

Like many aspects of our legal system, the answer to what is considered a job-related accident or illness, isn\u2019t simple and getting legal help from an experienced attorney can make a real difference in the outcome a workers\u2019 compensation claim.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

REMEMBER at the Law Offices of William Biebuyck PLLC, our job is to PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS\u2026\u00a0<\/strong>-We welcome you to call for a free consultation. \u00a0You pay no fee unless we win. \u00a0We can help you file at no cost. We provide 24\/7 service access and we can come to you. \u00a0For direct, focused attention, call today for legal help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION:\u00a0 What is Considered a \u201cJob-Related\u201d Accident or Illness? What is considered a \u201cjob-related\u201d accident or illness isn\u2019t always as simple as you would think. For an accident or illness to be considered \u201ccompensable\u201d (meaning eligible for payment through workers\u2019 compensation) there needs to be a clear connection between the problem and the job … What is Considered a Job Related Accident or Illness?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,183,10],"tags":[184,185,17,186,40],"class_list":["post-160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job-related-accident","category-job-related-injury","category-workers-compensation","tag-accident","tag-illness","tag-michigan-workers-compensation-attorney-near-in","tag-michigan-workers-compensation-law","tag-pain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gotdenied.com\/michigan-workers-comp-attorney-social-security-disability-auto-injury-settlement-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gotdenied.com\/michigan-workers-comp-attorney-social-security-disability-auto-injury-settlement-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gotdenied.com\/michigan-workers-comp-attorney-social-security-disability-auto-injury-settlement-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotdenied.com\/michigan-workers-comp-attorney-social-security-disability-auto-injury-settlement-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotdenied.com\/michigan-workers-comp-attorney-social-security-disability-auto-injury-settlement-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotdenied.com\/michigan-workers-comp-attorney-social-security-disability-auto-injury-settlement-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gotdenied.com\/michigan-workers-comp-attorney-social-security-disability-auto-injury-settlement-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotdenied.com\/michigan-workers-comp-attorney-social-security-disability-auto-injury-settlement-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotdenied.com\/michigan-workers-comp-attorney-social-security-disability-auto-injury-settlement-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}