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Can an employee be fired for filing a workers compensation claim?

April 26, 2017claim compensation employee filing fired Workers

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Can an employee be fired for filing a workers compensation claim?

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No. Employees cannot lose their jobs for filing workers’ compensation cases. It is against the law for an employer to discharge, harass and/or fire or refuse to rehire or discriminate in any way against an employee who files a workers’ compensation case. Such conduct by the employer may entitle the injured employee to bring a separate suit for damages.