Workers’ Comp

Choosing between a workers' comp settlement and keeping your claim open usually means trading future benefits for money now. Here's what that trade means for your medical care, your SSDI check, and Medicare.

Your weekly workers' comp check comes from a formula: your average weekly wage, times a set percentage, kept between a state minimum and maximum. Here is each step in plain language, with real examples from official state and federal agencies, so you can check your own rate.

Whether you can pick your own workers' comp doctor depends on who covers you and where you work. Here's how the rules compare for federal workers and in California, Texas and Florida, plus how to ask for a change the right way.

Filing a workers' comp claim is a protected step, but which law protects you depends on your state, whether you work for the federal government, and how long you've been on the job. Here is how retaliation protections work, the short deadlines that apply, and what to keep track of while your claim is open.

Hurt on the job as a federal employee? This plain-language guide covers how to start a FECA claim with OWCP, which form to use, the deadlines that protect your pay, and your options if OWCP says no.