What are the reporting requirements for Employers?
First Report of Injury Pursuant to Indiana Code 22-3-4-13 every employer shall keep a record of all injuries, fatal or otherwise, received by or claimed to have been received by his employees in the course of their employment. If an injury causes the death of employee or absence from work for more then one (1) day the employer must report to their insurance carrier within seven (7) days or if they are self-insured to the Workers Compensation Board. The insurance carrier is required to submit a report to the Workers Compensation Board within seven (7) days after the receipt of the report from the employer, no later then fourteen (14) days from the notice of injury. A report does not necessarily signify that the employer or insurance carrier is accepting liability for the injury and is only used by the Board for informational purposes. If an employer or insurance carrier fails to comply with the reporting requirements they are subject to a civil penalty of fifty-dollars ($50). Reporting
Employers are required to: • report accidents within 72 hours (see Policy 01-05, Recording & Reporting Accidents) • report insurable earnings • describe their business operations in detail for classification purposes (See Policy 07-01, Classification) • report any material change in operations that may cause the WCB to change the employer’s classification (see Policy 07-01, Classification) 2. Can employers be penalized for failing to report an accident? Employers who fail to report an accident in accordance with s.33 of the Act may be penalized in accordance with s.152.1 of the Act. If the WCB does not receive the required information from the employer, it may investigate the accident and charge the offending employer with the costs of the investigation. 3. What other costs related to claims are employers required to pay? Under the Act if workers are injured, employers are responsible to pay the following costs: • compensation to the injured worker for the day of accident (s.25); • tra
