Your warehouse employee slips on a wet floor and sprains their wrist. Or your office worker reports wrist pain from typing. Or your driver gets rear-ended at a stoplight. If an employee gets injured at work, the first steps after a workplace accident can set the tone for everything that follows.
Workers Comp Claims Management: The Complete Employer Guide for 2026
Your delivery driver is rear-ended at a stoplight. The other driver's clearly at fault, so you assume their insurance will cover everything. You don't report a workers' comp claim. Weeks later, your employee hires an attorney. The attorney directs them to a medical provider and takes them off work.
