| Author | Subject: Can you sue the company you work for if you are trying to get workmans comp, but are now on LTD |
| George Jones | Posted At 15:00:18 01/21/2001
Hello! My name is George and I have been working for the same grocery company for seven years. I recieved my first LTD check which I was shorted $25.00 on the 9th of this month. My question to anybody that might know is.Can you sue the company you work for your injury and the effects it has had on your life after the accident such as deppresion, stress and servere migrain headaches, plus a store director that would harress all the employess in my dept by taking them away from thier work to talk about nothing and to tell the employees in the dept that thier dept looked like crap when everyone has worked very hard to make it look good. Can you sue the company and get workmans comp in the state of Florida? |
| Del |
Re: Can you sue the company you work for if you are trying to get workmans comp, but are now on LTD (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 16:48:14 01/21/2001 George, Laws vary from state-to-state, but must don't allow a worker to sue an employer at all or only in "rare" circumstances. Additional info was e-mailed to you in regards to advocates in Florida. Florida Injured Worker Advocates Prairielaw, Workers' Comp - Florida http://www.prairielaw.com/messageboards/board.asp?channelId=4&subId=82&mbId=60 ----------------------------------------------------- There are Florida links at Injured Worker's of America (IWA) Web Site: http://www.medakate.org/workcomp.html State Coordinators Page: http://www.medakate.org/statcord.html ----------------------------------------------------- A positive FL Supreme Court Ruling in Turner v. PCR, Inc., 25 Fla. L. Weekly S174 (Fla. Mar. 2, 2000) - http://www.katzlaw.com/katz_appellate_archives_030600.html ----------------------------------------------------- fl-impairment.com links - http://www.fl-impairment.com/p249.htm ----------------------------------------------------- MyUnion.Net - http://www.myunion.net/fla/legalrt0407.htm ----------------------------------------------------- State of Florida - http://www.fdles.state.fl.us/Services/iotj.htm ----------------------------------------------------- Additional links are: http://www.blslawyers.com/wrkcomp.html http://www.floridaworkerscomp.com/ There's a Florida WC Q&A page here. http://web2.airmail.net/mskapar2/Florida.html http://www.workerscompensationinsurance.com/workers_compensation/florida.htm (a very informative site) ----------------------------------------------------- We hope this information helps, Injured Workers' Alliance of Oregon |
| Tom |
Re: Can you sue the company you work for if you are trying to get workmans comp, but are now on LTD (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 17:23:38 01/22/2001 No, you're screwed. So shut up. |
| ANOTHER FROM FL. |
Re: Can you sue the company you work for if you are trying to get workmans comp, but are now on LTD (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 12:38:49 01/24/2001 TOM - WELL THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL! WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ANYONE TO SHUT UP? YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF NERVE,EVEN IF NO BRAINS! DEL - THANKS FOR THE INFO. I DIDN'T WRITE THE ORIGINAL QUESTION, BUT CAN USE THE SITES YOU SUGGEST AS I LIVE IN FLORIDA TOO. VERY INFORMATIVE. GEORGE- I GOT LAWYERS TO SEE WHAT I COULD DO ABOUT MY INJURIES AND THE WAY I WAS TREATED. I WAS TOLD THAT YOU CAN ONLY SUE A THIRD PARTY IF THEY CAUSED YOUR INJURY. (i.e. a construction co. leaving something at the job site that caused injury....ect.) BUT THAT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I KNOW THAT THEY CAN PUT YOU THROUGH A LOT HARASSING YOU ABOUT YOUR INJURIES AND ACTUALLY CAUSE MORE HARM MENTALLY. I'M PAST ALL THAT NOW, BUT WILL NEVER FORGET. AS DEL SAID, CHECK OUT THE LINKS HE PROVIDED. AND I ALSO SUGGEST TALKING TO A LAWYER THAT SPECIALIZES IN EMPLOYMENT LAW. CONSULTATION IS USUALLY FREE, AND IF YOU HAVE A CASE,THEY'LL USUALLY TAKE THEIR FEE OUT OF THE AWARD, OR MAKE THE COMPANY PAY IT. HANG IN THERE AND GOOD LUCK! |
| sand |
Re: Can you sue the company you work for if you are trying to get workmans comp, but are now on LTD (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 18:56:39 01/26/2001 George sorry to har about what happen to you. My husband and I are also screwed as someone eles also said. He fell off backhoe only to be tood by boss I'll take care of you and pay you your pay as usual take time and heal. Well went to get 2nd week check to be told we changed mind turning into workmans... Nurse called to only chew hubby out and never rec'vd any comp. Employeer three man operation not like my co. who tells you what to do. We try to answers only to hit brick walls. From most I hear forget it and get another job. Makes me sick. |
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