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Can an employee be fired because he or she reported an accident?

April 26, 2017Accident employee fired reported

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Can an employee be fired because he or she reported an accident?

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A. It is against the law for the employer to discharge or in any way discriminate against any employee for exercising any of his or her rights under the workers compensation law. Any employee who has been discharged or discriminated against has a civil action for damages against his employer.

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It is against the law for the employer to harass, discharge, refuse to rehire or in any way discriminate against an employee for exercising his or her rights under the Workers’ Compensation or Occupational Diseases Acts. Such conduct by the employer may give rise to a right to file a separate suit for damages in the Circuit Court. 8.