| Author | Subject: Does workmans comp cover stress leave? |
| concerned daughter | Posted At 15:45:43 03/23/2001
My mother has depression and stress that is a direct result of her job. She is going to the doctor and I am curious if workmans comp covers mental as well as physical stress? Also, how does one prove that the stress/depression was caused from the job itself? She cries while getting ready for work just at the mere thought of having to go through another day there. She is in California. |
| cops do it all the time |
Re: Does workmans comp cover stress leave? (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 19:43:22 03/23/2001 You need a psycologist, not a therapist. A lawyer that specializes in what you want to prove. And be prepared for war. You know they deny everything. You also see alot of women in the workman's comp. board decisions. good luck |
| Jimchudy |
Re: Does workmans comp cover stress leave? (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 08:47:15 03/24/2001 You will want to request an ammended condition for the claim. You will want your doctors support on this, but you will need an expert psyc doctor opinion. You will need to see a psyc doctor on your own. You will have to initially pay for this examination. Hopefully your spouses insurance will help pay for this exam. This is like you har having your own IME exam that you are paying for. Since you are paying for it, you will probably get the results you want. You get what you pay for, as does wc with their IME's. You will want to tell the dpsyc doctor your story, and you need a report that states there is a direct relationship from the wc accident, with an onset date and the problem (Depression). Once you have a medical psyc expert state that this disease is work related from the existing claim, you will request the dondition, depression. WC will send you to one of their state IME doctors for evaulation, but you are now pro active with supporting evidence. If you need to go to a wc hearing, hopefully you will ge granted this condition. Your case will be much stronger with PSYC conditions. I suggest you go for this ammended condition. You can get PTD for depression by itself. |
| Steve |
Re: Does workmans comp cover stress leave? (Currently 1 replies)
Posted At 11:32:20 04/04/2001 You folks need to understand that just because some one "perceives" they have "stress" doesn't make it work-related in the legal sense. The comp system is not a dumping ground for your problems. |
| Injured Workers Information Centre |
Re: Does workmans comp cover stress leave? (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 22:40:49 04/11/2001 For sure !!! Visit site of American Medical Association (AMA) at: http://jama.ama-assn.org and try to get "Guides to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment" by AMA. This is the most competent source of medical information for W/B. Welcome to our site at: http://members.home.net/injuredworkers Sincerely, IWIC |
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