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Medical benefits pays for necessary medical care. |
- temporary income benefits
- impairment income benefits
- supplemental income benefits
- lifetime income benefits
- Burial benefits for some of the deceased worker's funeral expenses.
- Worker injured himself or herself intentionally or while unlawfully attempting to injure someone else.
- Worker was injured by another person for personal reasons.
- Worker was injured while voluntarily participating in an off-work activity.
- Worker was injured by an act of God.
- Injury occurred during horseplay.
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Death benefits replaces a portion of lost family income for eligible family members of workers killed on the job. |
Workers compensation will replace 70% or 75% of an employee's lost wages, depending on hourly rate, if the injury or illness causes the employee to lose some or all income for more than seven days. An employee becomes eligible for Temporary Income Benefits on the eighth day.
An employee injured in the scope of their job, will have sick days deducted for each day out. After using their sick days the employee can use vacation days to continue receiving a Goose Creek check if they chose. All employees can receive Workers Compensation checks at the same they receive Goose Creek checks if they have sick or vacation time.
An injured worker may not receive benefits if:
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Injury occurred while the worker was intoxicated. |