Workers’ Compensation 

In accordance with state law, Chick-fil-A at Orland Park provides insurance coverage for employees in case of a work-related injury. The workers’ compensation benefits provided to injured employees may include medical care, cash benefits to replace lost wages, and/or vocational rehabilitation to help qualified injured employees return to suitable employment. 

To ensure that you receive any worker’s compensation benefits to which you may be entitled, you will need to: 

• Immediately report any work-related injury to the Operator or Manager on duty. 

• Seek medical treatment and follow up care if required. 

• Provide the Operator with a certification from your healthcare provider regarding the need for workers’ compensation disability leave and your ability to return to work from the leave. 

In most circumstances, upon submission of a medical certification that a team member is able to return to work from a workers’ compensation leave, the team member will be offered the same position held at the time the leave began, or an equivalent position, if available. If the same position or its equivalent is not available, an employee’s return to work will depend on job openings existing at the time of his or her scheduled return. A team member returning from a worker’s compensation leave has no greater right to reinstatement than if the team member had been continuously employed rather than on leave. 

The location of the facility that provides medical treatment to team members who are injured in a work-related incident at our Restaurant is listed on informational posters that are on display in our Restaurant, or is otherwise available from the Operator. All team members will be referred to the indicated location. Team members who do not pre-designate their own physicians will be treated by the physician within the Medical Provider Network. After this initial treatment, you will be able to choose your physician within the Medical Provider Network. 

We must notify the workers’ compensation insurance company of any concerns of false or fraudulent claims. Any person who makes or causes to be made any knowingly false or fraudulent material statement or material misrepresentation for the purpose of obtaining or denying worker’s compensation benefits or payment may be guilty of a felony. 

Team members who are ill or injured as a result of a work-related incident, and who are eligible for family and medical leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and/or state law, will be placed on FMLA leave (and/or state medical leave) during the time they are unable to work, as applicable, up to a maximum of 12 weeks in a 12-month calendar year. Leave under the FMLA and applicable state law (if any) runs concurrently.