Workers’ compensation benefits can vary based on the nature of your company’s policy. In general, however, three main benefits exist.
Medical benefits
Wage replacement benefits
Permanent partial disability
Medical benefits pay for the care you receive related to a work injury, wage replacement benefits pay a portion of your salary, and permanent partial disability is an end payment you receive when a physician clears you to return to work. Quitting in the middle of a workers' compensation claim can have a different effect on each of these benefits.
For example, an employer is generally still required to pay medical benefits, even when you quit in the middle of a claim. If your workplace payment results in a partial permanent disability, your payments may stop when you quit, depending on the terms of your policy. When you quit a position, you lose your right to wage replacement benefits.