PJC General Negligence 2024

W ORKERS ’ C OMPENSATION —T IMELINESS OF R ESPONDING

PJC 20.3

PJC 20.3

Good Cause for Delay in Notifying Employer—Question

PJC 20.3A Good Cause for Delay in Notifying Employer— Question—When Claimant Appeals

If you answered “No” to Question ______ [ 20.2A ], then answer Question ______ [ 20.3A ]. Otherwise, do not answer Question ______ [ 20.3A ]. QUESTION ______ Did Paul Payne have good cause for delay in reporting his injury to ABC Company ? A person has “good cause” for delay in notifying the employer when he has prosecuted his claim with the diligence an ordinarily prudent person would have used under the same or similar circumstances. The good cause must have arisen within thirty days of the date of the injury and continued until the injury was reported, must have been believed and relied on by the claimant, and must have caused the delayed reporting. Answer “Yes” or “No.” Answer: _______________ If you answered “Yes” to Question ______ [ 20.2B ], then answer Question ______ [ 20.3B ]. Otherwise, do not answer Question ______ [ 20.3B ]. QUESTION ______ Did Paul Payne lack good cause for delay in reporting his injury to ABC Company ? [Insert PJC 20.3A instruction on “good cause.”] Answer “Yes” or “No.” Answer: _______________ PJC 20.3B Good Cause for Delay in Notifying Employer— Question—When Carrier Appeals

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