{"id":248,"date":"2018-01-24T21:37:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T03:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/employment-services\/workerscomp\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T07:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:25:50","slug":"workers-comp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/workers-comp\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers&#8217; Compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Macalester College provides workers&#8217; compensation insurance to all faculty, staff, and student employees through Travelers Companies, Inc.\u00a0 This insurance covers all reasonable medical expenses required to cure or relieve the effects of a work-related injury or illness. Workers\u2019 compensation insurance also provides partial payment of an employee\u2019s wages until the employee has reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A work-related injury\/incident, no matter how slight, must be reported immediately to your supervisor and Human Resources.<\/em><\/strong> If a work-related injury\/incident occurs after normal business hours, contact 911 for severe or life threatening injuries or Macalester Public Safety at 651-696-6555 for non-emergent injuries. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/health-and-wellness\/urgent-emergency-care\/\">Click to view all Urgent and Emergency Care resources at Macalester.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Reporting a work-related injury\/incident<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Work with your manager to complete an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2014\/02\/Injury-Incident-Report-Form.pdf\">Injury\/Incident Report Form.<\/a> The completed form must be returned to Human Resources for processing within 24 hours of the injury\/incident. The College reserves the right to request satisfactory medical evidence to support the report of injury. The completed form can be:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Faxed to 651-696-6612<\/li>\n<li>Emailed to hr@macalester.edu<\/li>\n<li>Delivered to our office located in the 77 Macalester building, Room 201.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If an injury or incident requires medical attention, the treating clinician must complete a\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2023\/06\/Report-of-Workability-Form.pdf\">Report of Workability Form<\/a> and return that to Human Resources before the employee may resume working.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If the incident or injury requires multiple clinic visits or ongoing care, Human Resources must receive a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2023\/06\/Report-of-Workability-Form.pdf\">Report of Workability Form<\/a> after each appointment.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Suggested Medical Providers<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h3>If the injury is life-threatening:<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Regions Hospital<br \/>\n<\/strong>640 Jackson St.<br \/>\nSt. Paul, MN 55101<br \/>\nPhone: 651-254-3307<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h3>If the injury is not life-threatening:<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minnesota Occupational Health<br \/>\n<\/strong>1661 St. Anthony Ave<br \/>\n2nd Floor<br \/>\nSaint Paul, MN 55104<br \/>\nPhone: 651-968-5300<br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mohonline.com\/\">http:\/\/www.mohonline.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fairview Clinics &#8211; Highland Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>2155 Ford Parkway<br \/>\nSt. Paul, MN 55116<br \/>\nPhone: 651-696-5000<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Resources<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><ul>\n<li><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dli.mn.gov\/business\/workers-compensation\/work-comp-minnesota-workers-compensation-system-employee-information\">About Workers&#8217; Compensation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/employee-handbook\/employee-benefits\/11-16-workers-compensation\/\">Employee Handbook &#8211; Worker&#8217;s Compensation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/employee-handbook\/health-and-safety\/13-2-work-related-injuries-incidents\/\">Employee Handbook &#8211; Work-related Injuries\/Incidents<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-4\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Provider Information<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Travelers Companies, Inc.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Fax: 877-389-4682<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Workers&#8217; 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Box 2928<br \/>\nOverland Park, KS 66201-1328<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macalester College provides workers&#8217; compensation insurance to all faculty, staff, and student employees through Travelers Companies, Inc.\u00a0 This insurance covers all reasonable medical expenses required to cure or relieve the effects of a work-related injury or illness. 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