Report: Immigrant N.H.workers uninformed about workers’ comp
Lack of funds cause some to go without treatment for occupational injuries
A new report finds that many immigrant workers in New Hampshire have no knowledge of workers’ compensation, leading -- in some cases -- to medical bills for work-related injuries going upaid, or to workers not seeking treatment for work-related injuries because they couldn’t afford to pay for it themselves.
The report from NHCOSH and the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services found that of the 366 immigrant workers in the state who were surveyed, 62 percent had never heard of workers’ compensation and ten percent had been injured on the job.