That often opens up a lot of other cans of worms for the company to deal with. I've seen and heard of it happening for some cases of workers comp or extended il

That often opens up a lot of other cans of worms for the company to deal with. I've seen and heard of it happening for some cases of workers comp or extended illnesses, but those were cases where the company was potentially on the hook for a lot of money. The pragmatic companies will usually just quietly settle the smaller claims because it's cheaper than fighting them.