What Happens if Your Employer Disputes Your Injury? Ask a Workers Compensation Lawyer
A workplace injury claim often feels straightforward until the employer pushes back. You report the injury, seek treatment, fill out the paperwork, and expect the system to do what it was designed to do. Then a letter arrives, or a supervisor says the company does not believe the injury happened the way you described it. Sometimes the dispute is subtle at first. You may hear that your symptoms are from a preexisting condition, that you waited too long to report it, or that