What are my responsibilities? 1. Get proper medical treatment immediately following a work-related injury or illness and follow the recommendations of your health care providers 2. Report your injury to your employer as soon as possible. 3. Contact your employer as soon as possible after the injury or illness occurs. Stay in contact with your employer throughout your recovery, to keep the company informed about your progress and status. (For your own benefit, keep a record of those contacts.) 4. Help your employer identify suitable work that is available, that is consistent with your functional abilities, and that restores pre-injury earnings when possible. 5. Give your adjudicator or nurse case manager any information requested concerning your return to work. 6. Report any significant change in your medical condition or income that may affect your benefits (also called a “material change”). If you are in doubt about whether a change is material, contact your adjudicator. You must report any material change in your status within 10 days of the change occurring. Significant changes include: returning to work beginning to receive other income or government benefits significant changes in your medical condition. 7. Cooperate with your employer and the WSIB in your early and safe return to work.