Workplace Injury
Reentering the workforce can be difficult after an injury due to the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Usted puede calificar para Apple Health si cumple con lo siguiente:
- Si es un adulto de 19-64 años de edad
- Si está solicitando para un menor o es padre o cuidador de un menor
- Si está embarazada o si está aplicando para alguna persona embarazada
Puede aplicar o renovar su cobertura de Apple Health de la siguiente manera:
- En línea en Washington Healthplanfinder Washington Healthplanfinder o por medio de la siguiente aplicación WAPlanfinder app.
- Por teléfono al Centro de Soporte para el cliente de Washington Healthplanfinder al número 1-855-923-4633.
- Envíe su solicitud de cobertura de Cuidado de Salud llenando la siguiente forma (18-001P).
- Si necesita asistencia, obtenga ayuda para inscribirse.
Usted puede calificar para Apple Health Classic si cuenta con lo siguiente:
- Si es un adulto de 65 años de edad o mayor
- Si cuenta con ceguera o está discapacitado
- Necesita servicio y ayuda a largo plazo
Puede aplicar o renovar su cobertura de Apple Health Classic de la siguiente manera
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- Por teléfono puede solicitar una forma marcando al 1-877-501-2233
- Envíe la forma de cobertura: Por edad, ceguera, discapacitado a largo plazo (HCA 18-005).).
- Si desea aplicar en persona: Visite su oficina más cercana del Departamento de servicios sociales y de salud (DSHS).
What to do if you’re injured at work
Get immediate medical help
Get first aid at your workplace
Go to the emergency room or health-care provider if further treatment is necessary
Tell your employer right away
Employers must cover the cost of an injury if it happened while you were on the job.
You will be covered under your employers insurance regardless of documentation or citizenship status, even if you are paid only in cash.
Employers need to be familiar with the situation when the L&I paperwork arrives so that they can help you plan your return to work.
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Statistics
The number of work-related fatalities among foreign-born Hispanic or Latino workers rose to 727 in 2021, a 5.1-percent increase from 692 in 2020 and the highest count since the series began in 2011.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hispanic or Latino workers had a fatality rate of 4.5 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, compared to an overall rate of 3.6.
Compared to other workers, a Latino worker is almost 30% more likely to suffer a fatal injury on the job.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor Blog
Made possible in part by a grant from the Washington State Department of Health. This information does not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Washington State Department of Health or the Department of Health and Human Services.