Retaliation for Filing Workers' Comp in Utah

An employer may not knowingly or intentionally impede an employee's efforts to claim or receive benefits, or intimidate, coerce or harass an employee to prevent a claim. An employer also may not suspend, fire, discipline, threaten or otherwise retaliate against an employee solely because the employee claims or tries to claim benefits, reports the employer's noncompliance, or testifies or intends to testify in a workers' compensation proceeding. The Industrial Accidents Division may fine an employer up to $5,000 per violation. The section does not affect employees' or employers' rights under common law.

An administrative law judge decides the Application for Hearing; the decision becomes final 30 days after it is issued unless a party files a motion for review with the Division of Adjudication within 30 days. The Labor Commissioner hears the review unless a party asks for the Appeals Board. Within 30 days after the Commissioner's or Appeals Board's decision, an aggrieved party may seek judicial review in the Utah Court of Appeals.