Employers sometimes discourage injury reporting to keep workers’ comp rates low or avoid safety scrutiny, violating South Carolina law and risking your health and rights. If pressured not to report, immediately document the injury in writing, notify your supervisor and HR, keep copies, seek medical care regardless of employer wishes, photograph injuries/accident scenes, and contact our Bluffton workers’ compensation attorneys. South Carolina law prohibits employer retaliation (like termination or demotion) for filing legitimate workers’ comp claims. Retaliation may create additional wrongful discharge claims.