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Can an employer refuse to file a workers’ compensation claim because there was no witness to the accident?

April 26, 2017Accident claim compensation employer file refuse witness

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Can an employer refuse to file a workers’ compensation claim because there was no witness to the accident?

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No. Just because an accident wasn’t witnessed doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. A first report of injury must be filed with our Department.