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Walk It Through: The Injury at the Shop

A hand hurt on a machine, notice within 60 days, a petition within 2 years, and a firing after the claim.

A worker hurts a hand on a machine and keeps working.

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

An injury on or after January 1, 2020 at an insured private employer. Occupational disease timing and third party lawsuits 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.