It’s important to report your injury to your employer as soon as reasonably possible. Reporting it allows your employer to start the workers’ compensation paperwork quickly, and it also shows that you take your injury seriously. In fact, if you wait too long, you may miss a deadline and lose your right to make any claim at all. To protect your rights, be sure to make your claim in writing, or have a union representative or other witness watch you speak to your supervisor.
