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<blockquote data-quote="socalfusions" data-source="post: 2516975" data-attributes="member: 64574">One of the newer guys on our line didn&#039;t show up today and ended up filing a workers comp case against our contractor. While our contractor was not very excited to hear that news a lot of the guys knew why he did it since he was complaining about not getting a hand truck for the past couple of weeks, other drivers were walking up to the truck and taking his or it was being misplaced by someone. He was saying how he was struggling with some of the larger packages that would typically always be used with a hand truck but our contractor would not purchase another for whatever reason. This kind of behavior towards the drivers isn&#039;t a first but apparently this guy threw out his back and shoulder hard when flipping a monster up four flights of stairs and he was unable to continue the route. I&#039;m curious to what the process will be like for him since I&#039;ve come to understand what kind of a company fedex is and the random quality of the contractors that you get due to the simple nature of the contracted work structure. Is this guy going to get his workers comp? Will he need to hire a lawyer? How much of his income will he receive every week? How long will he be able to continue receiving workers comp? Is it true that fedex almost always settles out of court for non disclosed amounts combined with a non disclosure agreement? Some of the other guys are fired up due to the questionable working conditions and agree with this guys choice. Personally I don&#039;t blame him, he was a really genuine guy and it was depressing to see what the combined working conditions of fedex and our contractor did to him day to day. This took place in southern california which I know has some effect on workers comp laws.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="socalfusions, post: 2516975, member: 64574"] One of the newer guys on our line didn't show up today and ended up filing a workers comp case against our contractor. While our contractor was not very excited to hear that news a lot of the guys knew why he did it since he was complaining about not getting a hand truck for the past couple of weeks, other drivers were walking up to the truck and taking his or it was being misplaced by someone. He was saying how he was struggling with some of the larger packages that would typically always be used with a hand truck but our contractor would not purchase another for whatever reason. This kind of behavior towards the drivers isn't a first but apparently this guy threw out his back and shoulder hard when flipping a monster up four flights of stairs and he was unable to continue the route. I'm curious to what the process will be like for him since I've come to understand what kind of a company fedex is and the random quality of the contractors that you get due to the simple nature of the contracted work structure. Is this guy going to get his workers comp? Will he need to hire a lawyer? How much of his income will he receive every week? How long will he be able to continue receiving workers comp? Is it true that fedex almost always settles out of court for non disclosed amounts combined with a non disclosure agreement? Some of the other guys are fired up due to the questionable working conditions and agree with this guys choice. Personally I don't blame him, he was a really genuine guy and it was depressing to see what the combined working conditions of fedex and our contractor did to him day to day. This took place in southern california which I know has some effect on workers comp laws. [/QUOTE]

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