YOUR EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS, BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU’RE CURRENTLY WORKING, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE THERE, AND WHAT THE NATURE OF YOUR WORK IS.

• Any employer’s worst fear is receiving a lawsuit from anyone among their employees who got caught in a work-related accident.

• Thus, like any law-abiding employer, yours might have given you your workers’ compensation benefits which you can use should anything untoward happen to you while on the job.

• However, there are certain situations wherein you might not get any workers’ compensation benefits.

• If you’re currently working in the state of Texas and you had a work-related accident there, your employer might not give you any workers’ compensation benefits as it’s not compulsory for them to do so.

• Your employer might also not give you any workers’ compensation benefits if there are only less than five people in your workplace.

• Some types of work also aren’t eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. Thus, you should check first the workers’ compensation laws of the state where you’re currently working so that all your efforts wouldn’t go to waste.

If you have a serious injury, you may consider working with a social security disability lawyer to ensure you get the money that you’re entitled to receive.