Legal Question in Workers Comp in New York

Re: hurt at work

If you are hurt on the job and believe that your injury requires medical attention and your boss refuses to give you permision to go get help, he exposes himself and the company to potential liability for such conduct.

On the other hand, depending on how you want your relationship with the boss to be from now on and how bad the injury is, you may choose to wait to seek medical attention until after hours. In either event, if medical attention is necessary, you need to follow company policy for reporting the injury and also need to report it to your doctor.

A workers compensation case is also usually necessary to make sure that all of the medical bills are paid.