Workers Compensation

All employees are covered by workers’ compensation insurance while acting within the course and scope of their employment at St. Norbert. If you have an accident during your course of employment at the college, immediately report it to your supervisor.  Workers’ compensation insurance covers medical and hospital expenses resulting from on-the-job injuries. Varying degrees of compensation may be available to you, depending on the nature of your injury. Certain benefits are paid to dependents of an employee whose death is caused by an accident during their course of employment.  Please review the Workers' Compensation Policy for more details.

Injured at Work?

First Report of Injury - Employees must notify their supervisor immediately and then complete this form within 3 work days from the injury date.

Supervisor Responsibilities

Supervisor Guidelines For Injuries

Guidelines for Transportation

Near Misses

Using this form, employees shall report all near miss or unplanned events which could have resulted in an injury or illness.

Return to Work and Medical Appointment Policy

In situations when an employee sustains a work-related injury or illness, it is the intention of St. Norbert College that the disruption to the employee’s personal and work schedules be minimized as much as possible. On occasion, however, such work-related injury or illness will require that the employee have follow-up or periodic appointments with medical practitioners. In such situations, the College requests that employees schedule such medical appointments outside of their normal work schedule.

New Mexico Requirements

New Mexico Work Comp Poster