Thread by @NNUBonnie

Not-so-fun fact: When nurses get sick or hurt on the job, we're not automatically eligible for #WorkersComp benefits. 😡

We often have to jump through hoops — while sick or hurt — to receive paid time off for work-related illnesses or injuries. (1/7)
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Disparities in our workers' comp system make it hard for nurses to get the job protections and timely care we need — and deserve — when we are injured on the job or fall ill to infectious disease, like Covid-19, MRSA, or hepatitis. (2/7)

In male-dominated public safety fields, a wide range of illnesses and injuries are presumed to stem from the job: everything from lower back pain to PTSD.

These workers are presumptively eligible for workers' comp, as they should be! But this is not the case for nurses. (3/7)

With workers' comp presumptions, not only would nurses be able to get timely treatment for work-related injuries and illness, we would have the critical time needed to heal without worrying about losing income. (4/7)

Fixing this glaring inequity could also help address the #StaffingCrisis!

When nurses are safe and healthy — when our needs are respected and tended to — we are more likely to stay at the bedside. (5/7)

Nurses deserve access to the same workers' compensation benefits as first responders and other public safety workers.

That is why #UnionStrong nurses have been taking action to achieve economic and gender equality in our workers' comp system! ✊🏽 (6/7)

#NurseTwitter: We need to hear from YOU.

Have you experienced an injury or illness on the job? Have you filed a workers’ compensation claim as a nurse?

Take our brief survey to help inform our advocacy on this critical issue! (7/7)
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