How To Handle a Team Member's Worker's Compensation Claim

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    Find your worker's compensation insurance provider's claims phone number and call your agency.

    • If you use worker's compensation through a Gusto provider do the following:
    • On the left hand side, click "Taxes & Compliance"
    • Click "Stay Compliant"
    • Click "View Details" next to Workers' Compensation
      • There you will find "How to File a Claim" with the phone number and all the policy information


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    Get a claim number from your insurance company.

    • Answer all questions asked to the best of your ability
    • You will be given a claim number to be given to the employee
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    Give claim number to the injured employee and they can go to any walk-in clinic to be seen.

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    It is always good aftercare to check on the injured employee within reasonable amounts of time.

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