Injured Employee Home Page
INJURED EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (PDF)
DERECHOS Y RESPONSABILIDADES PARA LOS EMPLEADOS LESIONADOS (PDF)
The purpose of this page is to provide injured employees within the Texas workers' compensation system a one-stop source of information that can help them throughout the claim process.
I have been injured. What Do I do? (English) (PDF)
Me he lesionado. ¿Qué debo hacer? (Espanol) (PDF)
You must tell your employer within 30 days of the date you were injured or within 30 days of the date you first knew your injury or illness might be work-related.
You have the responsibility to send a completed claim form (DWC-41) to the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) within one year of the date you were injured or within one year of the date you first knew that your illness might be work related. Send the completed DWC-41 to DWC (or File your First Report of Injury Online) even if you are already receiving benefits. If you do not send the completed claim form to DWC within one year from the date of injury, you may lose your right to benefits. For a copy of the DWC-41, select this link or use the link above to file your Report of Injury online. You may contact OIEC for assistance in completing the form by calling 1-866-393-6432 or contact the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) directly by calling 1-800-252-7031.