If an employees is injured on the job, whose responsibility is it to take care of any related medical expenses and continue to pay the employee until they are medically-cleared to return to work?

Question

A. the employee's co-workers
B. the unemployment office
C. the employer
D. the employer

Answer 1

C. the employer

In most cases, it is the employer's responsibility to cover medical expenses related to work-related injuries and to provide compensation to the employee until they are medically cleared to return to work. This is typically managed through workers' compensation insurance.