What Not To Do

[msquared48]

Just heard of a friend of mine who managed to slip and hit the side of her head hard on her desk at work, enough so that she lost consciousness temporarily. Other sumptoms were also present. Her boss, whom she claims to like, did not want her to file an L&I claim as it would cost him a lot of money. My wife and I had to practically force her to go to the ER as she did not want to jeopardize her job. We are trying to find out currently if she went to the doctor. TALK ABOUT ABUSE OF AN EMPLOYEE...

If this "boss", and I use the word liberally here, thinks he will lose a lot of money with the L&I claim, just wait until the court case, and with his statement, it is a slam dunk. This "boss" should not be.

If an employee is valued, and all should be, all efforts should have been taken to aid her. 911 should have been called immediately. You never play $$$ with a head injury. Time is critical.

I will get off my soapbox now. Needless to say, I am ^&*%$##^!

Mike McCann
McCann Engineering

 

[KENAT]

Wow. She doesn't work for the same sorry a$$ situation as my wife does she!

KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...

 

[KENAT]

Make that sorry A$$ organization.

Someone (female open toe shoes) there a while ago ripped off their toe nail on a door or something and it was oozing blood. Their then manager didn't want to let them go to the hospital or at least wait and till after a staff meeting!

KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...

 

[namdac]

Call the lawyer......Cha Ching!
911 should have been called..period. No question about it. Job, shmob, she needed to be checked out. Screw his bottom line. I bet if he hurt himself he would have sought medical attention. Call the lawyer and go ahead and get ready for her new job as OWNER!
Regards,
Namdac

 

[Gymmeh]

I am normally against law suites when someone is just trying to get money...

but for gross negligence in regards to health and safety, make them pay!

 

[Ashereng]

If she has not seen a doctor, take her in yourself.

The lawyers can wait - the staute of limitation is way longer than a month.

If she is truely injured, then get her treatment, call the insurer, call the lawyer, etc.

Hope she's okay.

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Albert Einstein
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[bridgebuster]

Something's not kosher. If someone is hurt or injured at work, the costs are covered by worker's comp. The injured party - i.e. employee - cannot sue unless the employer was negligent. (Negligence is ambiguous; you need a lawyer.)

Worker's comp, at least for office work, is not expensive. It's purpose is two-fold: to ensure that an employee's medical expenses are covered; prevent frivolous lawsuits against employers.

 

[stevenal]

The cost may be covered by worker's comp, but the employer pays the premium and claims make the premiums go up. I once had an employer pay a doctor bill directly, asking me to not submit a claim. Young and not so wise, I took this path. If the short term condition turned out to be long term, I might have needed a lawyer. I was lucky, though.