If you suffer an injury at work, deciding what to do next can be a tough decision. Should you apply for Worker’s Compensation or perhaps consider suing employer for injury? Follow these guidelines to ensure that your injury is handled property.
Report Your Injury
As soon as your injury occurs, you must report it to your superiors. If an injury doesn’t require immediate medical attention, you may be more inclined to wait and see if you improve. Yet, when an accident is not reported, an employer can deny you compensation for missed time from work. Reporting an accident properly and in a timely fashion will prevent potential problems.
Get Medical Attention
If you are injured enough that you will need to miss work, or you are considering applying for Worker’s Compensation, it is important that you get medical attention so that your injury can be officially documented. Also, be …