How to Play Your Part

This section gives advice on things you should do to minimize the impact of your workplace injury on your daily life, your health, and your ability to earn a living. You have many choices in how to play your part in a workers' compensation claim, and we want to help you make the choices that will be best for you. This advice may not be obvious, especially if this is the first workers' compensation claim you have ever had.

It may not feel like it right now, but you have a lot of power to make things turn out well and get back on your feet. The three section topics below offer suggestions for how to handle this upset in your life. A set of short tips that complement these points is in the downloadable brochure entitled Helpful Tips for Injured Workers.

The materials are divided into three topics as follows. Click on the links to get to each page. (We have also listed the headings you will find on each page.)

How You Can Manage This Situation: General Suggestions

1. Keep all the paperwork about your injury organized.

2. When you need something, make a specific request in this way.

3. If you run into trouble of any kind, don't give up, and don't overreact - respond thoughtfully.

Your Role in Your Medical Care & Your Recovery

1. Do your part to help your body heal.

2. Educate yourself.

3. Take care of your mind as well as your body.

4. Don’t get discouraged, be patient and flexible.

Your Role in Managing Your Claim For Benefits

1. Keep in touch with your employer.

2. Keep BWC and your MCO up to date.