Question

Ricardo twists his ankle at work but does not immediately realize that he is injured because his ankle is not sore or swollen, and therefore he does not report the injury to his employer. The next morning, Ricardo’s ankle is sore and swollen, and he realizes he has the kind of injury he is required to report to his employer. He reports the injury to the employer that day. His employer disciplines Ricardo for failing to report his injury "immediately" as required by the employer’s injury reporting rules. Did the employer misuse a disciplinary program against Ricardo for reporting an injury?

Answer 1

yes, the employer DID misuse a disciplinary program against Ricardo for reporting an injury, because it was not an injury at that time, Ricardo reported the injury when it became an injury. he did nothing wrong. if he was in not in pain, he sustained on injury. until the injury devoloped from twisting his ankle.

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