If you have a job working as a cashier there will be times when an accident takes place unexpectedly. If you have to take time off work because you have been injured you may qualify for workers’ compensation. Your employer should have workers’ compensation insurance to cover employees who are injured or fall ill due to a hazard in the workplace. The workers’ compensation pays a proportion of your weekly wage, your medical treatment costs and rehabilitation to help you return to work as a cashier. What to Do Before Filing for Workers’ Compensation As soon as you have received the necessary medical treatment you should report the accident and injury to your supervisor or employer. The sooner you file your claim the quicker you will get the compensation. However, if you don’t submit a report as soon as possible the company employing you as a cashier may choose not to believe you when you inform them the accident took place at work. Filing Your Workers’ Compensation Report When your report about the accident has been received your employer will request that you fill in a form. You should include with the completed form any documents that support that your accident took place while you were working as a cashier. This may include any of the documents below: written reports compiled by eye witnesses vouching that your accident happened at work; photos taken by you or other cashiers who saw the accident take place; receipts for any medical treatment you have paid for; video camera footage verifying that the accident took place (if possible); your physician’s diagnosis, treatment and expected recovery time. When the form has been filled in and all the evidence has been added you should hand the form in to your employer who should forward it to its worker’s comp. insurer. If a period of time goes by and your employer has failed to respond to your claim for worker’s compensation, you may consider contacting the workers’ comp office closest to you. One of their officials will be given the responsibility for your WC claim and s/he will contact your employer to find out the progress of your claim. After You File Your Workers’ Compensation Report The insurer will not pay up any WC claim until it has pursued its own investigation into the accident. This will include evaluating the evidence you have provided to reinforce that the accident and injury occurred while you were working as a cashier. WC insurers often deny claims based on inadequate evidence that should prove the accident took place while you were working as a cashier. If your WC claim is denied you must contact your local Workers' Compensation Appeals Board so that you can file an appeal. When the appeal’s hearing takes place the judge will hear the case and inform the employer’s WC insurer to pay your WC once it has judged it as being valid. Contact a Workers’ Comp Lawyer Because workers’ comp. claims are never easy to win it is a good idea to seek help from an attorney who can help you get your claim on the right track. Additional Resources Cashiers and Workers' Compensation What Might My WC Claim as an Injured Cashier Be Worth?
