hello

[Mysta]

then, id say the burden of proof lies on them*S*

[Lady Snickers]

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

[Mysta]

arent there laws in place to prevent retribution against employees???

[Lady Snickers]

with Michigan they can fire someone without even giving a reason

[RAGNAR]

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.

[Taryn]

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?

[Lady Snickers]

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*

[Lady Snickers]

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. 

[Taryn]

sounds like Fireman's Fund is the worker's comp company

[prism {*RgR*1*}]

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..

[Taryn]

~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...

[RAGNAR]

fight

[Lady Snickers]

all I can do is advice My mom.  it is her choice on what she wants to do.