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Gorean Roleplay => Tuchuk Wagon Camp => MTC OOC => Topic started by: Lady Snickers on May 26, 2006, 10:32:52 AM
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gggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrr. stupid workers comp. from what I am understanding, the stupid workers comp is trying to say her knee injury is not work related. so it looks like gonna be going round and round with workers comp. My mom already said that if it came down to it, it will be going to court
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take it to court.
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already looked up laywers that deals with workers comp, but mom only had a half hour today before she had to be at work, so today she did not have a chance to call any of them. so that will be done on a day she has off next week. so the way it looks, it looks like I will not be able to attend the gathering for all the stuff that will be going on. why does it always seem when something good is about to happen, something comes along and snatches it out of My hands
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*huggers* KOTC hang in there sis.
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I am hanging in there Bro.
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Jesus. I just had a feeling this would happen. Worker's comp almost never "works" on behalf of the workers.
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the only part they are disputing is the second injury. the first one they had no problem at covering. the doc that did the second opinion is trying to say the torn meniscal cartilage is caused from degenerative disease that she supposedly has. it seems like since they knew she was gonna have to have the second surgery done, they was trying to find someway of saying nope not gonna pay for it. it is just pretty stupid them doing this when it leads back to her first injury. I just wish I knew more of what was going on. so untill I know what is going to be happening, I got to stick around here to help her out with things*groans big time* both Me and her are wanting to get this over with and have her knee back to as close to normal as possible. but stupid workers comp is drawing it out so she is in pain almost all the time. I am not even sure of when the last time she had a full nights sleep without pain in her knee. I just wish that had the money to pay for it and get it over with. but don't have the money to do it.
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*jacks back the pump action on the 12 gauge*
okay Mistress.. where are they... *meany look*
woobie will get 'em.
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thanks woobie, I needed that laugh. when I read what you had wrote, it made Me smile and laugh.
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*joins prism*
..*beady eyes a watchin*
think were jokin?*LOL*
I used to help investigate insurance fraud, if it will help you any....with disputing them...
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Sis have You ever heard of someone getting a torn meniscal cartlidge in the same knee from work? what gets Me the most is that they are trying to say this second one is not work related but I know she did for she was not having any trouble out her knee untill she went back to work after the first one. it is either she had torn it again at work or the doc did not get it taken care of the first time around. I honestly don't know what is gonna be done. all I know is she has Tuesday off from work so that is most likely the day she is gonna be speaking with lawyers. I just hope that one of them can help her. she is in so much pain from her knee that it is killing Me inside
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*ponders* I think they should have to prove she was being treated, ongoing, for the pre-injured knee....rather than saying it is an ongoing condition..if you reply back, with the fact that you can prove she was under no medical care, and, if you can find successful or end of treatment reports from the previous doctor, then, youll have better ground to stand on.....the ball should be bounced FLAT back to their court, if you tell them "Proce she was getting treatment for this knee up until this point"
I think that may help, will think of more when not so tired....ive gone through and over alll kinds of things that insurance companies look for, or, what they hate to have found out*S*
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for the knee she was not being treated but a few years ago she was having pain in her right hip and that doc had put her on anti-inflamitory for that and that helped her hip back then and no doc ever took her off them. so she still takes them but before she slipped and fell at work back on June 26,2005 she never had a problem out of that knee and then she fell at work and it felt better but then it started hurting her again so she found out that it would still be covered under workers comp so that is when she started having it looked at and found the first problem. and then she was off for about 8 weeks and went back to work and then something happened and her knee got reinjuried so how and can not figure out how. her knee did not give her pain untill she went back to work
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same company, right?
then the dr didnt catch everything! im sure youll be quite firm with them in that regard*S* an attorney, or even the premise of one, is generally enough to get things handled.
legal bills can cost a company far more than medical bills, sometimes.
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yes same company. she has been with this company since April 7,2005 and injured her knee the first time June 26,2005 . so yes it is with the same company. when she had problems with her hip, she was not working then and that is when she found out she is diabetic
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then, id say the burden of proof lies on them*S*
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just great. My mom had just gotten done talking to a workers comp laywer, and if she takes it to court, then the company will find a reason to get rid of her and if she does not fight it, she will be in pain for the rest of her life. so she is damned if she does and damned if she don't. gggggggggggggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. stupid ass state does not even have to give a reason to get rid of someone from work
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arent there laws in place to prevent retribution against employees???
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with Michigan they can fire someone without even giving a reason
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if she is fixed she can seek other employment.
while off work getting patched up workman's comp can pay her compensation.
if they discharge her they are still liable to cover her medical bills as well as the compensation.
once released to return to work if they then discharge her she can collect unemployment until she is able to secure work.
if she has already received this "warning".... i would wager the entire bosk herd they intend to discharge her regardless of what she does just to be rid of her at this point... or... it is a tactic to just avoid her pursuing the matter. most like the first option will occur.
make them pay to fix her up. her body needs to last a lifetime. employment comes and goes.
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this is why hubby settled his case, they were going to send him back to work doing the same thing that caused his carpal tunnel even after surgery and the doctors all three of them said he couldn't go back to work doing the same thing, he had an attorney a damn good one too and he got them to settle after 7 years of pushing and shoving my poor hubby between things... so my suggestion would be to settle this completely and move on..
though I hate to ask, is the worker's comp that your mom has Fireman's Fund?
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I don't know what kind of funds they have. and I happened to read the fine print on the dispute paper and she can do a mediation. so she is going to call her worker on thursday to find out what it all means and if she gets told on the phone that they will not pay for a second one, then she is going to contact the mediation people and get things going there. so will just wait and see what happens. but I am doing some digging to find out everything on the surgery as I can find and print it up and also on the type of injury she has. so we will be going into the mediation with our ducks all in a row*G*
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gggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. she talked to the workers comp people and if she files for mediation, they have to go to their defense laywer and they will have to file to get back everything that they paid for, the surgery, all her appointments and everything. so it seems like damned if we do and damned if we don't.
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sounds like Fireman's Fund is the worker's comp company
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darlin' they can file all they want..
that doesn't mean they can get that money back
it also doesn't mean they will win.
It only means that they are trying to snuff your mother's valid claims. Fight them. It will be a pain in the ass, and it will be a lot of work, but your mother is worth it.
*hugs*
da woobinator..
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~nods in agreement with da woobinator~ fight them all the way, they are trying to get you to back down from your claims... they did the same thing to hubby when he was going through it almost 7 years ago... it's worth it in the end...
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fight
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all I can do is advice My mom. it is her choice on what she wants to do.