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Video Guide to Workers' Compensation
The video described below contains information for unrepresented injured workers whose claims are scheduled for hearing. Click on a media icon for any chapter you wish to view. Please note that Quicktime files are large and load slowly. Please have patience if you choose them.
| Video Title | Length | |
 | 1. General Information - Overview of Commission’s role; Accessing helpful information; How to find and obtain an attorney. | 2:35 |
 | 2. Processing Claims - Distinguishing between the Industrial Commission and your employer’s insurance company; Processing claims; How to file a Request for Hearing. | 1.06 |
 | 3. Requesting a Hearing - Deadlines for requesting a hearing; Parties to a claim; Duty to notify others of your address changes. | 1:27 |
 | 4. Before the Hearing - Hearing calendar; Collecting mail; Judge assignment; Hearing locations; Notice of Hearing; Obtaining copy of the rules and statutes; Ombudsman’s role. | 2:12 |
 | 5. Gathering Evidence - Gathering medical records to prove your claim; Obtaining records from files kept by insurance company, Judge, and the Commission. | 1:08 |
 | 6. Discovery - Information exchange with other parties; Deposition; Interrogatories; Independent medical examinations; Settlement opportunity; Pre-hearing conferences with Judge. | 3:13 |
 | 7. Preparing your Case - Burden of Proof; Requesting subpoenas for your witnesses; Filing your evidence; IMPORTANT DEADLINES. | 1:56 |
 | 8. Hearing Day - Time, date and place; People attending; Presenting evidence; Testimony of witnesses; Direct and cross-examination; Recorded transcript; Further hearings. | 4:07 |
 | 9. After the Hearing - Judge’s decision; Requesting review; Responding to Defendants’ Request for Review; Following up favorable decision; Decision Upon Review; Special Action to Court of Appeals. | 3:47 |
