Workers' Compensation

Employees who are injured or become ill during the course of their employment on the job should report the incident to their manager whether or not medical attention is sought or how minor the injury may seem. The First Report of Injury (FROI) should be completed within 24 hours by the manager or injured employee. Online form password is: froi

In cases of emergency treatment, 911 should be called immediately. Occupational Health at Bluebell Road Health Plaza is the designated provider for non-urgent medical treatment.

Managers should contact Occupational Health on Bluebell Road to pre-authorize treatment by calling 319-575-5600 or completing the pre-authorization form for the injured employee to take to the clinic.

• Treatment of work injuries is also available at MercyOne Urgent Care at Waterloo Health Plaza and Bluebell Road Health Plaza.
• After hour services are available at Waterloo Medical Center and Cedar Falls Medical Center emergency departments.

Mileage reimbursement for travel to and from medical treatment may be submitted by completing the online form linked below. 

Medical claims for work related injuries should not be filed with employees' personal health insurance.

• Employees who receive medical bills for treatment of work injuries should submit those to the Leave & Accommodations Coordinator in HRS. 

When prescribed medication for an injury, employees should present the Occupational Injury Temporary Prescription ID card to one of the participating pharmacies identified on the form to have the prescription filled. 

• If the pharmacy asks for a nine-digit ID number to process the prescription, employees should provide their social security number. 

This temporary prescription card may be used one time immediately following an injury while a claim is being filed and evaluated by Sedgwick. 

Injured employees who need to miss work intermittently or for an extended period of time for medical treatment will need to submit absence requests in UNI Works. The only exception is for medical treatment sought on the day of the injury in which case no time off should be submitted.

• Work time missed after the day of injury due to medical treatment or an inability to accommodate work restrictions should be submitted as Sick time off with the Work Comp (Sick/Injury) reason in UNI Works. 
  • This time off will be deducted from available sick balances.
• When an employees returns to work after missing three days or more but has continued medical treatment, they will have access to Excused Work Comp Time, which pays them as normal and does not deduct from sick balances. 
  • This time off type will also be available to employees who only miss work intermittently for medical treatment after they use the hourly equivalent of three work days of their sick time off.

FMLA leave entitlement will run concurrently with continuous workers' compensation medical leave for eligible employees. 

If you have an active workers' compensation claim, Sedgwick ViaOne's® suite of web-based tools allow you to conveniently access and manage your claim.

Employees that would like to create a profile and follow their claim online may do so on their computer as well. Register online at https://mysedgwick.com/.

Preventing work place injuries is critical in maintaining a safe working environment. Even in the safest working environments, injuries may still occur. Safety Stretches are encouraged three times a day to warm-up for work and help prevent injury.

The Office of Risk Management and Environmental Health and Safety provides ergonomic assessments of office spaces and equipment as needed to prevent injury. Additional safety information and resources are available on their web page.