Comments:

Sunday - 2007-02-10 09:47:28
Wow. I can't believe I never thought of that--you WERE injured at work and it DOES interfere with your life. I hope you're not outside carrying around 50 pound sacks of concrete if they decide to see if your claim's "real". ;-)
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Bozoette Mary - 2007-02-10 10:31:21
Good for you! I did have a WC case years ago, to get payment for carpal tunnel syndrome treatment by a chiropracter. I didn't have to hire a lawyer, but it was a long slog and I had to put up with a hand surgeon who basically said that chiropractic was quackery. I wrote a very strongly worded letter to the claims examiner expressing my absolute displeasure and disgust with that surgeon. I did win, too.
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Carol - 2007-02-10 11:05:38
Everyone I know that has dealt with WC says it takes forever to get a claim through. Meanwhile you are off work with no pay unless you have a lot of sick leave built up and when your case goes through they do pay you back for lost wages. I know it works but it is a lot of waiting from what I have been told. I think the lawyer is a really good idea, maybe he can speed it up. Good luck, you do have a case if it happened at work.
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Barb in KS - 2007-02-10 12:53:10
I handled the work comp claims at my last job, (which basically just means I was the go-between for the employee and the WC Claims people. The one thing I found was when someone hired a lawyer, it immediately slowed down the process. I really believe the WC Company immediately becomes more suspicious of a claim when a lawyer gets involved. That being said, a back injury is harder to prove, so you probably do need a lawyer. Also, once you're off work for 10 days straight (I think it's 10) they should start paying you 2/3s of your average salary over the last 6 months. If you're not, I'm sure the lawyer will fix that. Good luck with it!
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Jim - 2007-02-10 21:51:06
I have no personal experience with workers' comp, but a number of years ago I had a co-worker whose wife had injured her back on-the-job (and I can't remember what her job had been) but they had to get a lawyer and fight New York State W.C. -- and it was an on-going fight because it seemed as if every year or two, NY would say "okay, she's cured now" while she was still in pain and still needing treatment and she would need to see doctors and have another hearing, etc. So, based on the tales of red tape and bureaucratic obstruction that my co-worker and his wife experienced, I think that getting an attorney with workers comp experience is a good idea. Good luck.
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Denver doug - 2007-02-11 00:59:54
Hope you find a good attorney and he helps you get what is coming to you.
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LisaL - 2007-02-11 12:04:28
I know very little about worker's comp, but hiring a lawyer sounds like a good idea to me. You WERE injured at work, so it seems like a reasonable claim. Good luck!
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