| Author | Subject: CONSPIRACY IN THE WORKPLACE |
| J Robertsj | Posted At 02:53:42 01/17/2000
From: J Roberts To: editor@usatoday.com Subject: CONSPIRACY IN THE WORKPLACE MIME-Version: 1.0 Full-Name: J Roberts X-Status: New X-Juno-Att: 0 X-Juno-RefParts: 0 From: J Roberts Subject: THE CONSPIRACY IN THE WORKPLACE MIME-Version: 1.0 Full-Name: J Roberts X-Status: New X-Juno-Att: 0 X-Juno-RefParts: 0 HEALTH CARE REFORM FOR THE INJURED WORKER Is an Injured Worker considered a Citizen of the United States of America.? Does he have Constitutional Rights? The Workman's Compensation Court is a Constitutional Court but is any injured worker afforded his or her right to Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, our unalienable rights? A right to a speedy tria? If you or a loved one has ever been injured on the job, then you must read this. In 1984, a young man was severely injured on the job, working hard for his family. Here on in we will refer to him as Mr. F. Roberts. After being Honorably discharged in 1979 with Honors from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers as a top night marksman and senior crane operator, he decided to go back to the family business, truck driving. At the time he was injured he had a wife and young son to care for. He was continuously overworked and compelled by pressure among his fellow drivers to keep two sets of logbooks just to keep his job. The same year he was injured, over One Million workers were injured in California alone. We are talking about only one year, only one state. Two-Hundred thousand workers were injured so badly that they had to seek judicial resolution, because the "insurance company" was disputing, denying or delaying their claim. In 1992, California did start a fraud unit for work injuries, but invariably it is the worker they are trying to prove to be fraudulent, and it is still taking up to two years to reach a resolution at this time. I was that young man's wife and I am the witness to the atrocities that I am about to divulge. He is still alive...a shell of his former self. A 12 foot fall upside down can change your destiny.!! The year 2000 is fast approaching. Sixteen years have passed since the accident took place. He has still not received proper medical treatment, very little medication, nor a Compromise and Release Settlement from the Insurance Company. Going into the 21st Century , the elusive promise of health reform is on every ones' minds. It will definitely be a deciding factor as to "who" will win the Election of 2000. Does this health reform include the "Injured Worker?" Is he even being considered? The Blue Collar Worker is the mainstay of our society, but they are shunned like 'lepers' if they get hurt on the job. One organization in Boston, MA keeps statistics on everyone who gets injured on the job. This information is available to any prospective employer for a fee. So, if employers have a steady flow of young healthy workers, why hire an older person who has unfortunately been injured on the job. Health reform is definitely needed in this Country, for the low income individual and the indigent...but we need to open our eyes as to what really happens when a worker gets hurt. How his benefits get lost in the mail! How his electricity gets cut off! How his children do without! In our case, I can prove everything that I am about to say. The docket number will be included with this E-mail. There is a hidden conspiracy in the California Workmen's Compensation System. In reality ; it is happening in every state. I took my husband to 17 different doctors. There were 5 different Workman's Compensation Judges. Our file was checked out almost 50 times. Disability payments were stopped after 9 months, and he was forced into rehabilitation. Before judgment was made this man was forced to undergo psychiatric evaluation; even though his medical records proved how injured he was. We had 16 court dates. It took 7 years before a Judgement was made by the Workman's Compensation Court. It was determined that the insurance company was relying on an erroneous claim of a second injury as their reason for denying medical benefits and medical treatment. However, apportionment is not allowed by law to deny a worker his benefits. The judgement was finally made in OUR favor. Now, who was going to enforce it?? I have the actual letters from three California State Senators, the California Department of Insurance, the U.S. Department of Justice's United States Attorney for the Central District of California, the White House under the George Bush Sr. Administration, and the U.S. Department of Labor; all denying any jurisdiction nor any authority to resolve our issues. Any of these will be made available upon request. In early 1991 I filed a Complaint with the United States District Court Central District of California citing my Cause of Action under USC 1983 Title 42-Civil Actions Deprivation of Rights, USC 1985 Title-42 Conspiracy to Interfere with Civil Rights and USC 1986 Title 42-Neglect to Prevent Conspiracy. After numerous evasions by the Defendant's attorneys; including the State Attorney General of the State of California, the Senior Assistant Attorney General, Supervising Deputy Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General who are defending the 5 Workman's Compensation Judges, I was eventually dismissed for failure to state a claim. By late 1991, I filed an appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the State of California under the 1st and 14th Amendments with issues raised and Case Law to back up my claims. Again I was dismissed, for failure to allege that injured workers were members of a protected class. It was further noted that the disposition was not appropriate for publication and could not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit. The panel also unanimously found that the case was suitable for decision without oral argument. I am only a common person but I have had to learn California Workman's Compensation law, California Federal Civil law and United States Supreme Court Civil law. I have tried repeatedly to obtain counsel, but as we are suing five judges, two doctors, one lawyer, one clinic, and two companies, I do understand everyone's fear of reprisal. We asked for help from every source available to us including, but not limited to, the ACLU, Legal Aid, the Los Angeles Bar, Los Angeles Civil Rights attorneys, the California Welfare System, the Social Security Administration and even the Veteran's Hospital. Every time we were given the same answer. It was a "work injury" and the insurance company was liable. I could go on and on about the denials, appeals, delays, motions, etc.. I could fill a hundred pages with the atrocities that we as a family suffered. In November of 1991 HBO ran a special entitled "Death on the Job". It stated that Six Million people in the United States are injured on the job each year. Approximately 10,000 workers are killed outright and another 70,000 die eventually from the work related injury. Last November, Tom Brokaw on Nightline reenforced this estimate. In 1987 a survey was taken from the spouses of injured workers. Ninety per cent were unable to tolerate the situation, nor the dysfunction the worker experienced, and separated from the injured worker. What happens to all of these workers, who are mainly men because it is they who often work the dangerous and hazardous jobs. They are not only devastated by not being able to provide for their family, but they are now alone with no income. The resources available to men are almost nil. The Salvation Army is hardly a recuperative environment for an injured worker who should be in a rehabilitative environment. I singlehandedly took care of my son and husband for eight years while trying to pursue this case. We got so far behind with denial of benefits etc. that we spent a year in a state park, four months of which were in a tent, and then almost 7 years in a 21 foot 1951 Airstream travel trailer. By 1992 I could no longer stand the abuse that came from the deranged person my husband had become. Serious injuries and no medication will do that to anyone. I prayed for him to leave me and he did. In October of 1992, I filed a petition on behalf of my ex husband of 20 years, our son and myself in the Supreme Court of the United States for the October Term 1992. Again, I was not smart enough and I had to re-file in the United States Supreme Court of Appeals where it is today. Finally, though, I was awarded a Docket No. 92-6675. I am only trying to uphold some of the vows that I took with this man that I loved, that will never be the same again. I owe it to our son to clear his father's name, to restore his good name. The inequities and the injustices in this case are considerable. It is time that I make a national appeal to the millions of injured workers to help me with this case, both emotionally and financially. It has now been over 7 years since I filed this case in the United States Supreme Court. It is an appeal on the behalf of the millions of injured workers everywhere..The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on behalf of a death row inmate convicted of murder in Nevada who claimed his Eighth Amendment right was being violated by having to share a cell with a smoker. As my husband of over twenty years was working hard for his family when he was injured, I feel it my moral duty to see that he is treated with the respect that is due him and that he be entitled to his Constitutional rights. Namely the First and the Fourteenth Amendment that guarantee the right to address grievances and the right to due process. We were denied a court appointed attorney, so I am pleading to any God fearing Federal Attorney or attorneys that could help me Pro Bono. I have already done most of the work but the last sixteen years have taken a toll on me as well. The allegations that I presented in the complaint are verifiable occurrences that constitute "judicial brutality" and widespread corruption within the Workman's Compensation System. This statement will be sent simultaneously to newspapers in most states, all major network news programs, the Associated Press, the top talk shows so as to perhaps insure my safety at exposing this multi billion dollar collaboration. Our nation needs an organization to address the needs of the injured worker and his family, to help with financial and mental problems and to find a way to insure a speedy trial. Sixteen years is a long time... Anyone who would like to contribute a few dollars, moral support, legal support or any kind of assistance at all can either contact me at my e-mail address or at my P.O. box. Remember, 1 in 5 workers that get hurt on the job will end up in litigation to resolve the issues. 1 in 10 workers will be hurt on the job this year. One of them could be you. United we stand, divided we fall. Toedakah.... J Roberts e mail jroberts57@juno.com 3350 Hwy 6, Suite #237 Sugar Land, TX 77478 |
| terrejo |
Re: CONSPIRACY IN THE WORKPLACE (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 14:55:58 05/24/2000 I have just finished reading your post and it made me cry first, then become fearful for my own case. I am so sorry for your trials and you will be in my prayers.I don't know if just my thoughts or care of your situation will bring you any relief but it is all I have to offer you and sincerely meant.I'll leave off this message here,my situation is hardly worth complaining about.If you would ever like to talk here is my email address. Terrejo@uswest.net |
| J Roberts |
Re: CONSPIRACY IN THE WORKPLACE (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 00:26:33 05/19/2001 Thank you for your message. Another relapse. I am back... |
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