We want you to be comfortable with the doctor who treats you. However, industrial injuries are different than other illnesses. That's why we want you to see a doctor who is familiar with work-related injuries and understands the importance of helping you back to work.

Some injuries never completely go away. We want you to return to a condition as close as possible to your state of health prior to your injury. Unfortunately, injured workers may experience some ongoing or occasional pain.

After an injury, there is a three-day waiting period unless you are hospitalized overnight. If you are off work more than the first three days, we are required to issue you a check within 14 days. If you remain off work, you will receive your checks every 14 days until you return to work.

You can address these issues with your doctor at your regularly scheduled appointments, or call the doctor's office in between appointments. If you do not feel the doctor is helping you with these issues, contact your Zenith claims representative or Zenith nurse, if you have a nurse assigned to your case.

Workers' compensation insurance deals only with injuries or illnesses that happen on the job in the course of employment. Benefits are paid by your employer's workers' compensation insurance company, which also pays medical expenses for all appropriate treatment to cure or relieve conditions that directly result from your on-the-job injury or illness.

If you are not pleased with the location of any of your medical providers, call your claims representative or nurse, if you have a nurse assigned to your case. They can select a new provider who better meets your needs.

The law prohibits discrimination against a worker for notifying the employer of an injury on the job, or for making known the intention to file a claim for an on-the-job injury.

You can always call your Zenith nurse if you are unable to reach your claims representative, or if you have questions about your medical condition or treatment.

Under certain circumstances, you may be eligible for future medical treatment even after your claim is closed. Your claim representative can discuss all possible options with you.

For some medical conditions, you may receive treatment from a chiropractor. However, there are medical diagnoses and conditions where such treatment is not medically appropriate.

If you can't return to your regular job, Zenith staff will work with you and your employer to try to coordinate a modified job for you.

Failure to accept a job within the medical recommendations of your primary treating physician could jeopardize your disability benefits.

Workers' compensation checks will be sent to you every 14 days while you are off work. Zenith claims staff will also work with you and your employer to get you back to work, as soon as medically appropriate, so you can resume your normal salary.

Zenith's claims team tries to guide you through the workers' compensation system, helps you understand your benefits and rights, addresses all your questions and concerns, and makes sure you receive the right medical care. However, if you feel the need to consult an attorney, you have the right to do so.