The law requires that your employer file a report of your injury with its workers’ compensation insurer and the Department of Industrial Accidents. This must be done within seven (7) calendar days of the time that your employer is aware that you have been injured and have been incapacitated for more than five (5) days. Once the workers’ compensation insurer receives notice of your injury from your employer, it must either begin to pay benefits or issue a written denial of compensation within fourteen (14) days.