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Report finds both workers and doctors pressured to avoid reporting workplace injuries

Report finds both workers and doctors pressured to avoid reporting workplace injuries

The new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that both workers and health care professionals are often pressured not to report workplace injuries. The GAO surveyed more than 1,000 occupational health practitioners and found (1) more than two-thirds observed worker fear for reporting an injury or illness, (2) a third said they were pressured by employers to provide insufficient treatments to workers to hide or downplay work-related injuries or illnesses, and (3) more than half of practitioners said they were pressured by an employer to downplay an injury or illness so it wouldn’t be reported on an official log. Coverage here.

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Valerie Johnson is a North Carolina personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney dedicated to helping injured and working people across the state. A board-certified specialist since 2000, she is the Immediate Past President of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and author of North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Law: A Practical Guide to Success at Every Stage of a Claim.

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