In some cases, an employer may offer to pay for you to go to the doctor and even compensate you for a couple of days of missed work in return for you not filing a formal workers' compensation claim. This is not a good idea because you are entitled to certain benefits under North Carolina's Workers' Compensation Act in addition to medical care and wage replacement. For example, if you break your leg at work and file a work injury claim, you may get paid for your medical treatment, time out of work, AND a cash payment for the disability rating you may receive at the end of your case (sometimes called "PPD" or "permanent partial disability"). It is a bad idea not to report your claim to the insurance company because you never know how severe your injury is until you receive proper medical treatment. Also, your employer may not know (or admit to knowing) that they are supposed to pay for PPD, mileage to and from doctor's appointments, and prescriptions.