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<blockquote data-quote="OLDMAN3" data-source="post: 1395308"><p>Just a clarification...</p><p>It is a good idea to report any injury immediately to management. If, however, you have been injured and did not report it immediately, you can still report it if it is over 24 hours. The potential for UPS to claim the injury was not work related will increase significantly the longer you wait. </p><p></p><p>If the injury is work related, do not be bullied by UPS, it's doctors, or it's insurance company into saying it was not work related. Some injuries are work related and increase in severity over time. Even if you can not point to a specific incident that caused the initial injury it does not mean the injury is not work related. Most states will have a workman's compensation hotline where you can discuss your rights. If you get any indication from UPS, it's doctors, or it's insurance company that your claim may be denied, immediately hire an attorney who is familiar with UPS worker comp claims. If UPS unfairly delays or denies compensation payments there is usually a penalty, depending on the State (often double or triple monetary awards)</p><p></p><p>It is you right (and an excellent idea) to seek out a second medical opinion. Understand that the clinic UPS sends it's employees to has a great economic incentive (UPS's business) to limit your care. Once you seek out a 2nd doctor's opinion, make sure you go to that doctor again (2nd appointment) before seeing the UPS doctor again or you will have "chosen" the UPS doctor by default. If UPS then requires you to see their doctor again, you are required to do so, but are not required to accept treatment from the UPS doctor. Make it clear to UPS and their doctor you have chosen your own doctor for care, and will follow his recommendations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OLDMAN3, post: 1395308"] Just a clarification... It is a good idea to report any injury immediately to management. If, however, you have been injured and did not report it immediately, you can still report it if it is over 24 hours. The potential for UPS to claim the injury was not work related will increase significantly the longer you wait. If the injury is work related, do not be bullied by UPS, it's doctors, or it's insurance company into saying it was not work related. Some injuries are work related and increase in severity over time. Even if you can not point to a specific incident that caused the initial injury it does not mean the injury is not work related. Most states will have a workman's compensation hotline where you can discuss your rights. If you get any indication from UPS, it's doctors, or it's insurance company that your claim may be denied, immediately hire an attorney who is familiar with UPS worker comp claims. If UPS unfairly delays or denies compensation payments there is usually a penalty, depending on the State (often double or triple monetary awards) It is you right (and an excellent idea) to seek out a second medical opinion. Understand that the clinic UPS sends it's employees to has a great economic incentive (UPS's business) to limit your care. Once you seek out a 2nd doctor's opinion, make sure you go to that doctor again (2nd appointment) before seeing the UPS doctor again or you will have "chosen" the UPS doctor by default. If UPS then requires you to see their doctor again, you are required to do so, but are not required to accept treatment from the UPS doctor. Make it clear to UPS and their doctor you have chosen your own doctor for care, and will follow his recommendations. [/QUOTE]
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