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Off Work WorkmansComp. Termination after 12 weeks?
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<blockquote data-quote="jim50321" data-source="post: 841593" data-attributes="member: 22248"><p>When I worked in the hub I slipped on something spilled on a belt and injured my knee. After leaving the building that day I again slipped on the parking lot on the injured knee. I manager saw that and told me to report both injuries. This was back in the mid 90s and we did not report injuries as soon as they happened. So the next day after seeing a doctor, I went into work and filled out the forms. I required re-constructive knee surgery and I would be off work for about 3 months. Liberty Mutual tried to deny my claim saying the real injury took place in the parking lot, thus trying to make it into a non-work related injury. After a couple of weeks of getting no where myself I contacted an attorney. My attorney sent letters to UPS and Liberty Mutual advising them that we would be filing a law suit in district court and contacting OSHA and the state departments of insurance regulation and workman's compensation oversight. Amazingly enough, two days after receiving that letter, Liberty Mutual contacted me and told me that they had made a mistake and would be covering the injury as work related. They also ended up paying the $400 legal fees accrued with the attorney.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, consult a good attorney. Most insurance companies and employers want you to think you are helpless outside of what they say and decide. They will get away with anything they can if you let them. They know the real rules and so does a good attorney specializing in work related issues. Once they know you are serious they will do what is in their best interest financially and that is avoid a lawsuit or investigation that they know they will lose.</p><p></p><p>A driver with about 30 years in is the one who advised me to talk to an attorney. He did not believe the union would have sufficient "seriousness" to get the matter resolved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jim50321, post: 841593, member: 22248"] When I worked in the hub I slipped on something spilled on a belt and injured my knee. After leaving the building that day I again slipped on the parking lot on the injured knee. I manager saw that and told me to report both injuries. This was back in the mid 90s and we did not report injuries as soon as they happened. So the next day after seeing a doctor, I went into work and filled out the forms. I required re-constructive knee surgery and I would be off work for about 3 months. Liberty Mutual tried to deny my claim saying the real injury took place in the parking lot, thus trying to make it into a non-work related injury. After a couple of weeks of getting no where myself I contacted an attorney. My attorney sent letters to UPS and Liberty Mutual advising them that we would be filing a law suit in district court and contacting OSHA and the state departments of insurance regulation and workman's compensation oversight. Amazingly enough, two days after receiving that letter, Liberty Mutual contacted me and told me that they had made a mistake and would be covering the injury as work related. They also ended up paying the $400 legal fees accrued with the attorney. Bottom line, consult a good attorney. Most insurance companies and employers want you to think you are helpless outside of what they say and decide. They will get away with anything they can if you let them. They know the real rules and so does a good attorney specializing in work related issues. Once they know you are serious they will do what is in their best interest financially and that is avoid a lawsuit or investigation that they know they will lose. A driver with about 30 years in is the one who advised me to talk to an attorney. He did not believe the union would have sufficient "seriousness" to get the matter resolved. [/QUOTE]
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