Under the Massachusetts workers’ compensation statute (Massachusetts general laws, chapter 152), your employer is responsible to pay for all on-the-job accident-related medical care, which includes emergency care, hospital visits, follow-up doctor visits, testing, treatment and medication. This statute also entitles you to receive 60 percent of your average weekly pay, which includes regular overtime and salaries from any other jobs you might have. In other words, if you are hurt at one job, your average weekly wage is computed by looking at your earnings from all of your jobs combined.
