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To file a claim, download and complete Form 110 ? Employee Claim. You will need 3 copies of this form and all other materials: 1 copy for the DIA. 1 copy for the workers' compensation carrier.

Once your benefits have been canceled or changed, you can submit a claim for disability benefits with the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents. What Is Form 105? Insurance companies will send Form 105 for you to sign. This form extends the Pay Without Prejudice Period from 180 days to 360 days.

If you were injured at work, you may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits. If you qualify, you can receive payments to partially replace your paycheck and for medical care related to your injury. You may also be eligible for vocational rehabilitation if you need help getting back to work.

Case law in Massachusetts has held, generally, that compensation for an injury arising out of and in the course of employment does not extend to cover employees going to and coming from their work. This is referred to as the ?going-and-coming? rule. This rule bars recovery of workers' compensation benefits.

Can I be fired while I'm out on workers' compensation? Unless your union contract, or individual contract of hire, requires it, an employer doesn't have to hold your job open while you can't work due to an on-the-job injury.

Chapter 152, Section 34A, is known as permanent and total disability benefits. This is the section of the Massachusetts workers comp law that provides weekly disability benefits for employee's who have sustained injuries at work that render them totally disabled from working on a permanent basis.