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Free and low-cost clinics, and your right to medical care for a work injury.
Find care →Protect your claim
The paperwork, deadlines, and words that decide whether you get paid.
Get help →Know your rights
What the law says you're owed after a workplace injury.
Learn more →Find your state
Your state's comp agency, ombudsman, legal aid, and 211.
Pick your state →If you're denied
How insurers stall and deny — and how to fight back.
See the tactics →First 24 hours after a workplace injury
- Report it in writing to your employer right away — most states have short deadlines.
- Get medical care and tell them it's a work injury. Keep every document.
- Write down what happened while it's fresh: date, time, witnesses, what you were doing.
- Don't sign anything you don't understand from the insurer.
- Find your state's agency on our state page — they're free to call.