If you’re injured while traveling to work, generally speaking, that would entitle you to workers’ compensation benefits in Rhode Island despite the fact that it didn’t happen on the employer’s premises and that you were not at work at the time—if you’re doing something that benefits your employer, then you’re considered on the clock so to speak for purposes of entitlement to workman’s compensation attorneys. Every case, of course, is different—the facts matter—and those are highly fact-dependent type cases, but the good news is you are entitled to workers compensation benefits even when you’re traveling, provided you’re traveling for work and you haven’t deviated in any meaningful way from the nature of your travel or the nature of your work.

It may also help to review related scenarios, such as What if my claim is denied? and Can Workers’ Compensation Be Reopened? to understand challenges and recurrences in claims.

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