Legal Question in Workers Comp in Texas

i got hurt at work about 3 weeks ago, and i didnt go in and tell my employer until the next day, but my superviser and a couple co-workers knew i got hurt, i didnt thin k anything of it until i woke up the next day it the palm of my hand was bruising, and when i went and told them about it, i went to the doctor and got it looked at and then i got back to work, i got wrote up and suspened because i didnt report it in a timely manner and because i didnt wear gloves, they suspended me for a whole week without pay, but my question is what is the time frame for reporting a injury at work to my employer, and are they allowed to suspended becasue i didnt tell them that same day.


Asked on 10/14/09, 7:09 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Jason Kipness Kipness Law Firm

The time frame for reporting an injury should be stated in writing in an employee handbook. The consequences for not timely reporting the accident should also be in an employee handbook.

There is no 'legal time" period to report a work accident.

For more information on work injuries, please visit www.kiplawfirm.com

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Answered on 10/20/09, 10:15 am
Matthew Lewis Booker & Lewis, P.C.

The issue of suspension over not reporting the injury to your employer on the date of injury is a matter of your employee handbook. However, you have 30 days to report the injury to a supervisor for workers' compensation purposes. I write about a lot of this stuff in a blog at www.dallasworkcomp.com

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Answered on 10/20/09, 12:01 pm


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