| Author | Subject: going back to work be fore final decision????? |
| judy john | Posted At 16:27:59 06/20/2000
HI ALL.... MY DR. FINALLY PUT IN WRITING THAT MY CTS SURGERY WAS WORK RELATED AND THAT IN HIS OPINION 51% OF THE INJURY WAS CAUSED BY REPETITIVE WORK. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE FINAL DECISION BY THE BOARD HAS NOT BEEN MADE SHOULD I VENTURE TO GO BACK TO WORK?? SUMMIT WINDOWS SAID I COULD NOT COME BACK UNLESS I WAS 100%..... THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE WITH ULNER NERVE SURGERY.....i WOULD BE GOING TO ANOTHER CO. ///// OPINIONS ANYONE ? |
| Tarzan |
Re: going back to work be fore final decision????? (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 19:54:55 06/20/2000 I looked for work for 2 years, trying to find work, that you are not experienced at is almost impossible. Unless you work for next to nothing. My lawyer said it would be easier to settle, if I was working. So I took a job in Silverton, for $9-11/hour depending on how many hours I work. 10 or 12 hour days, to make almost half what I made before I was hurt. How is your pain???? Are you able to work long hours, and what are you planning on doing, for work? I wouldn't think you would have any problem functioning in a sedatary job. Assuming you can sit all day, and hopefully move around. Not just sit in one spot. I would leave it up to your doctor for now. As I said finding work is not all that easy anyway. You could bust your ass looking and still not find anyone interested in you. Good Luck |
| Marty |
Re: going back to work be fore final decision????? (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 15:02:41 06/28/2000 Judy, Employers don't have to take you back if you're not 100% even though there's incentives (free equipment, etc) if they do. Expect an IME soon to dispute the 51% rating. Call the Ombudsman for injured Workers 1-800-927-1271. Write down your questions before calling. You're in a catch 22 situation. If the doctor says you're medically stationary (will not improve medically with time) you'll have to try to get retraining (school, etc.) The rules say that after schooling you must earn 75% of your former wages. Your actual former wages can exclude many things like having had two jobs, overtime, bonuses, etc. so base it on your temp disability check instead. If you were earning less than about $10 an hour before your injury they can force you to accept a minimum wage job. Talk to the Ombudsman since I'm not an expert in this field, just another work comp victim. If you find work the carrier will say you don't need retraining. IF THE CARRIER APPROVES RETRAINING DO NOT CHOOSE ANY INSURANCE COMPANY EMPLOYED VOC COUNCELLOR. THEY WILL DRAG THE TESTING PROCESS OUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, SAY YOU HAVE NO APTITUDE FOR TRAINING IN ANY DECENT TYPE OF WORK, WHILE DURING THE DELAYS OFFERING YOU NEXT TO NOTHING TO GIVE UP THAT BENEFIT. This is another starve-out tactic since you won't be given temp wage replacement during this entire training evaluation time. YOU'LL AVOID MOST OF THIS DELAY BY CHOOSING AN INDEPENDANT VOC PERSON. Good luck, Marty |
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