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Walk It Through: The Fall on the Job Site

A fall from a ladder, notice in 15 days, 80 percent of spendable wages, and a demotion after the claim.

A worker falls from a ladder and hurts a shoulder, but finishes the shift.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A covered employee hurt on the job. Occupational disease, a death, and a third party who caused the injury are left out.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.