Can the company I work for fire me for filing a workers’ compensation claim?
If you feel threatened by your company because you want to follow workers' compensation claim, don’t feel threatened. In Texas, it is illegal for a company to retaliate both against an individual who gets hurt on the job, as well as to retaliate against any other person who assists someone who’s been hurt on the job. For instance, if you get hurt on the job and you want to report your claim, absolutely do that. Also, if you need your witness statements, if you need to talk to other people to have them support any aspect of your claim, they don’t need to worry about being fired as well because it is illegal in Texas for a company to retaliate against someone for anything related to a workers compensation claim. It’s very important whenever you get injured on the job, the first thing to do is report the claim. The second thing you need to do is contact a lawyer immediately to get advice on things.