Boss told me not to file. Is it too late for workers' comp in Sheridan?

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The one thing your employer is hoping you never find out is that using your own health insurance does not pause Wyoming workers' comp deadlines. In Wyoming, you usually must report the injury to your employer within 72 hours after the injury happened or after its work-related nature became clear. You also generally must file a Wyoming Report of Injury within 10 days. Waiting because a boss says &#34;use your own insurance&#34; can cost you the claim. In the next 24 hours: Tell your employer in writing that you were hurt on the job. Text or email is better than a phone call because it creates a timestamp. Include the date, time, place, and how you got hurt. If this happened on a Sheridan jobsite, say that plainly. Get medical care now and tell the provider it is a work injury. If you were treated in Sheridan, ask the clinic or hospital records office for your visit notes before anything gets &#34;cleaned up&#34; later. In the next week: Make sure a Report of Injury is filed with the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation Division and the Sheridan County Clerk of District Court if required for your claim handling. Do not assume your employer filed it just because they said they would. Gather proof: photos of the scene, tools, ladder, scaffold, or vehicle names of coworkers who saw it your schedule, pay stubs, and any texts from your boss telling you not to file If your employer says it was &#34;off the clock,&#34; those records matter. In the next month: Watch for claim notices from Wyoming Workers' Compensation and respond fast. If you lose time from work, track every missed day and every wage record. Wyoming has no state income tax, so your wage-loss numbers are based on gross earnings without a state tax deduction muddying the picture. If someone besides your employer caused the injury - a subcontractor, driver on Coffeen Avenue, equipment company, or property owner - a separate injury claim may have a longer deadline, often 4 years in Wyoming, but the workers' comp deadlines are the ones that can disappear first.