Employee Steps to Follow

1. Notify your supervisor immediately, (failure to report the injury no later than 2 calendar days of the injury may result in the denial of the claim).
   
   Notification must include information such as the type of injury sustained, how the injury occurred and the names of witnesses, if any.
   

2. Contact the Human Resources department in order to ascertain whether other benefits are affected by the Workers' Compensation Insurance claim.

3. If your injury requires medical attention, please inform the attending physician that this is a work related injury, so your medical bills will be sent to our Workers' Compensation Insurance Carrier and not your personal insurance company.

4. In the event that your injury prevents you from returning to work you must use your personal leave for the first seven calendar days.  Workers' Compensation will not pay for lost time until after a seven-day waiting period.
   
   If you are away from your job eight days or more you will need to complete a Request for Paid Leave Form and send to the Human Resources Office.
   
   The Texas Workers' Compensation Commission will send a "Notice of Injury and Claim for Compensation" form to you for you to complete and send back to them.  It is important for you to do this as soon as possible.

5. It is also your responsibility to keep us informed about any changes such as salary, telephone numbers, address, etc.

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