Walk It Through: The Fall from the Ladder
A fall on the job, notice to a supervisor within seven days, the claim within a year, and a threat to fire.
A painter falls from a ladder at a job site and hurts a wrist.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A work injury at a covered employer. An occupational disease, a death claim, and a dispute over the benefit amount 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.