Can I file a workers comp claim for neck injury if I've only been working for the company for 3 months?

Question

Injury may have occured at previous employment but has progressed since. I work as an Admin . Assistant computer work all day.

Answer 1

you can't get workers comp from your current job if it started at a previous job!! Now if you say you had a box fall on your head at your current job it wouldn't matter if you were there for 3 hours you would still be entitled to workers comp.

Answer 2

You could, but shouldn't, report a worker's comp claim under your current employer. The reason you shouldn't is because it's not the truth and - as someone else mentioned - it won't look good on your record with your employer.

However, if: 1) you reported the injury when it actually happened; 2) received medical attention for it; and, 3) the most recent medical care was less than seven years ago then, yes, you can file under worker's comp. The reason you'd now be able to file would be that your current position has exacerbated the original injury.

Source: Personal experience when filing a claim for an employee with WCB in NC.

WOULD SUGGEST you check online (searching for " 'your state' Workers Compensation Board") for more accurate information.

Answer 3

I myself work in the workers' comp arena and it is my understanding of the law that unless the injury is sudden and an unexpected accident, there is usually a 6 month employment time limit clause required for a claim to be valid and accepted as legitimate.

Answer 4

not likely. if it was reported at your other place of employment than definitly not. You could try to blame it on the current job,but where you are new it doesn't look so good on you. But if you really did hurt it there it doesn't matter how new you are, they are required to compensate you if the issue is injury at work. You may have a problem if there hasn't actually been an injury, but a problem brought on by repetitive work.