worker's compensation

 

Worker's Compensation is a benefit program that pays for medical treatment and wages lost due to work-related injuries or illnesses as defined in the Wisconsin Statutes. At the time of the injury you must be an employee of UW-Parkside (employee-employer relationship). To be eligible for benefits, your injury or occupational illness must have occurred while performing services for your employer.

WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU HAVE A WORK-RELATED  INJURY OR ILLNESS?

The three most important things to do as soon as possible are to:

  1. Report your injury to your supervisor (employer) as soon as possible and provide the date, time, location and brief description of how the injury/illness occurred. Outside normal business hours, report the accident, injury or illness immediately to University Police (262)595-2455 or emergency (262)595-2911.
  2. Get the medical attention you need. Tell your medical care provider your injury is work-related. If you are unable to work, or have restrictions, you must submit medical documentation and subsequent updated release to return to work.
  3. Complete the Employee's Work Injury and Illness Report and provide to your supervisor within 24 hours (if possible). Click this link to fill out the form: Employee Work Injury and Illness Report 

 

Please click here for information regarding the Worker's Compensation process and forms related to your role:

Worker's Compensation | Information for UW System employees

 

 

 

SUPERVISORS: If your employee is UNABLE to submit their Employee Work Injury and Illness Report for any reason, as their Supervisor you can complete this form Supervisor's Incident Analysis and Prevention Report prior to the employee submitting. Otherwise supervisors will receive this form to complete after the employee submits the report of accident or injury.

CONTACT

Christine Steiner
HR Generalist
Tallent Hall 288
Phone:  (262)595-2263
Email: steinerc@uwp.edu 

 

  • Participate in any alternate duty assignment as directed by your supervisor.
  • Notify your supervisor at least one full working day before you plan to return to work with or without work restrictions
  • Provide your supervisor and Human Resources with a work release/fitness for duty statement from your physician before returning to work if you have been absent in excess of three days and/or whenever restrictions have been imposed.

Worker’s Compensation: Return to Work Form

  • Encourage the injured employee to seek medical help if necessary;
     
  • Initiate investigation of incident,contacting the Safety & Risk Management Officer, 262-595-2262, for assistance with investigation;
     
  • Complete and submit to Human Resources at hr@uwp.edu within 24 hours of the date of the accident and no later than 3 days from date of injury: Employee's Work Injury and Illness Report (from employee), Authorization to Use or Disclose Health Information (from employee), Supervisor's Accident Analysis and Evaluation of Repetitive Motion and/or Material Handling Activities (from Supervisor); and Supervisor's Questions (form Supervisor) forms.

Death

If the work-related accident results in death, please contact Human Resources immediately as the accident must be reported to the Department of Workforce Development within 24 hours. Failure to meet this deadline will result in significant fines.

Lost Time

If the injured employee misses any work time, the injury/incident must be reported to Human Resources within 24 hours of the injury/incident. If no time from work is missed, the forms must be received in Human Resources within 3 days of the incident.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Forward any paperwork that you receive related to the claim to Human Resources, including medical releases, medical proof that injury is work related and certificate of work restrictions.
  • Review the employee's time and absence record to ensure that all time lost due to worker's compensation is reflected in paid or unpaid leave (absence requests) and that this is noted in the comment section of the request as "WC." Approve absences once you confirm that the employee has recorded all lost time for the pay period.
  • Verify that a Work Release returning the employee to work at full or partial duty has been received before allowing an employee to return to work or upgrade their duty status.
  • Arrange for alternate light or medium duty work assignments for the injured worker per the Work Release and advise Human Resources.
  • Maintain contact with the injured employee and Human Resources throughout the course of the claim.
  • Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the claim.
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