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Supervisors' Guide to the Workers' Compensation Process

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This guide will assist you as you help an injured employee through the initial steps of the Workers' Compensation process.

Be sure the most recent Workers' Compensation poster (PDF) (PDF) and the Workers' Compensation Bill of Rights (PDF) (PDF) are displayed in your workplace.

The Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) uses pre-paid VISA cards for payment of Workers' Compensation weekly benefits. Display the poster about the Workers' Compensation Benefit Payment Card program. (PDF) (PDF)

 

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As soon as you learn an employee has been injured on the job: 

  • If the employee needs emergency medical care, send the employee to the nearest hospital emergency room. An ambulance for emergency transport is a covered expense under the Workers’ Compensation program. 
    • Select this link to report the injury:
 
 

 

    • If the injury is a non-emergency (strains/sprains, cuts, burns) please direct to the nearest urgent care clinic. 
    • Download the First Report of Injury packet of forms (PDF) (PDF)(two pages), have employee complete and return to the worker’s compensation risk coordinator as soon as possible 
      • Page 1: Payment Election Form 
      • Page 2: WC-207 

 

Please note: Claims are no longer filed with DOAS by the supervisor 

 

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After the injury report has been submitted online the university’s worker’s compensation risk coordinator will contact you if more information is needed. 

  • For questions about payment of bills, reimbursements, lost wage benefits, or other financial matters related to workers' compensation, the employee or any physician, hospital, pharmacy, or other medical provider should contact the workers' compensation insurance carrier at: 

Department of Administrative Services/Risk Management Services
200 Piedmont Ave SE
Suite 1220 West Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334

 

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  • If employee is leave eligible and will miss more than 7 days of work due to their injury, please advise employee to submit an Extended Absence Request in OneUSG Connect coded as 'Workman's Comp' for the estimated timeframe they'll be out of work. 

 

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GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYESS WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES (PDF)

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If you need other assistance, please contact the UGA Workers' Compensation program at 706-542-2222.