Walk It Through: The Ladder Fall
Notice within 10 days, a claim within 60, an excuse for lateness, and its limit at 2 years.
A warehouse worker falls from a ladder on shift and hurts a shoulder.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One worker and one employer. Benefit amounts, hernias, radiation injuries and hearings before the Commission are not worked through here.
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.