I was injured at work and am not getting medical treatment. How do I file a claim in EAMS?
Basically, the same way you would have before EAMS. Your first step is to be sure you have talked to your employer and filed a workers’ compensation claim with your employer. If you have done this and you are not getting benefits, or your employer has denied your claim, you should contact a DWC information and assistance officer at your local office. The information and assistance officer can help you, free of charge, understand the system and file any paperwork needed to help you resolve your problem. If you need to file a form in EAMS, the form will be different because it will be scanned into a digital case file instead of a paper case file, but the laws regarding your rights have not changed. Q: I am an injured worker, and am not represented by an attorney so far. I would like to file an Application for Adjudication, but don’t have access to a computer or typewriter. Can I send in the old form or do I have to use the new OCR form? If I have to use the OCR form, can I send it in wit
Your first step is to be sure you have talked to your employer and filed a workers’ compensation claim with your employer. If you have done this and you are not getting benefits, or your employer has denied your claim, you should contact a DWC information and assistance officer at your local office. The information and assistance officer can help you, free of charge, understand the system and file any paperwork needed to help you resolve your problem. If you want to fill out the documents by yourself, you can find examples of how to set up files for submission on the OCR forms filers page. If you want to file your forms electronically, apply for the e-forms trial. Q: I am an injured worker, and am not represented by an attorney so far. I would like to file an Application for Adjudication, but don’t have access to a computer or typewriter. Can I fill in the OCR form with handwritten information? A: Unrepresented injured workers that do not have access to a computer or typewriter may fil
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