First, if
you have suffered an injury at work and not yet reported it to your
employer, you should do so immediately! There are strict deadlines for
actually reporting an injury once you are aware the injury is related to
your work activities. Failure to report the injury might be a bar from
any possible recovery.
Notice of a work- related injury should
be given to a supervisor, human resources director, or someone else in a
position of authority with the employer. This person should give you a
DWC-1 to fill out. The DWC-1
outlines the nature of your work injury and how it relates to your
work. You or your employer should then recommend you to a Redding
Worker's Compensation doctor to document the injury and obtain
treatment.
However, some injuries are difficult to determine if
they are work related. The legal test is whether the injury arose out of
employment through the course of the employment.
For the full article of determining whether your injury is work related.
What if I am unsure whether my injury occurred at work?
by Steven Riley on Jul. 17, 2013
Summary
However, some injuries are difficult to determine if they are work related. The legal test is whether the injury arose out of employment through the course of the employment. This article explains how to determine your injuries cause.
