IF AN EMPLOYEE IS RECEIVING A SEVERENCE PACKAGE, CAN SHE MAKE A CLAIM FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME?
A. The fact that the employee has been released from her employment and is receiving a severance package does not affect her right to make a worker’s compensation claim, provided that the same is made within the appropriate statute of limitation. For accidental injuries, that would be two years from the date of the accident. For repetitive trauma injuries, that would be two years from the date the injury became discernable. But, late reporting is suspicious, especially in light of prior timely reports of injury.
