Workers' compensation is a state-mandated program consisting of payments required by law to be made to an employee who is injured or disabled in connection with work. Problems that continue to occur in worker’s compensation, is the reporting of claims by employees. Whether it be falsification of claims, where the employee exaggerates or makes up a claim or employees not wanting to report a claim because they think that they are in danger of losing their job for taking time off. Many times, employees get hurt and at the time of the injury, they do not think it is a big deal and fail to report it. Days later the employee’s symptoms may become worse and by then, the employee may face denial of the claim if they are past the deadline to report
