[Oxford]

Of course, the company's responsible for the medical expense when an employee is hurt on the job. That wasn't the point of my previous post, though.

[Rave]

In my case the company fired me after I was hurt on the job and then sent me to a medical doc after I demanded treatment,then when the doc set me up for another appointment the company refused workmen's comp and I sued them and won a settelment.
My back still hurts.
If joe thinks he has an injury that is not going to go away or wants to be checked out by a doc he should do so asap,if he thinks he will be OK,then forget it. :nod:

[NRAJOE]

I was brought up in a family of take a couple aspirins and suck it up. It feels better today and is bruised...I knew it would be as I pulled a leg muscle 5 yrs ago and it turned purple after a couple of days too. I was gonna call off sick tonight and burn up one of the two sick days I got left but would of lost 10 hrs of ot and gotten 8 regular instead. Want to get all the moola I can before the axe falls.
Thanks for your concerns though everyone...

[Oxford]

Rave, I see your point and agree with what you wrote. If there's any doubt whether you're injured or not, then by all means go to a qualified competent doctor to establish your health record before your time allowance runs out.

Yes, you really should take the ball in your hands in cases like this. Why would the company want to encourage you to get medical advice if they could ignore the situation and eventually get off the hook on potential expenses?

And...if you're about to be laid off and haven't established your physical condition this might appeal to an employer, too. Of course, there's a statute of limitations which would be in effect if the injury was established as a prior condition before being laid off.

But...to make injury claims which aren't factual would not be the right thing to do...and I definitely would not encourage this type of legal action, nor do I believe other G&G members would do this, either. :nod:

[Oxford]

NRAJOE wrote:

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I was brought up in a family of take a couple aspirins and suck it up...

That's mostly where I got my attitude, too. :right: First of all medical help was too far away so we had to take care of ourselves for most medical needs. Then, lawyers weren't breeding like rabbits on every corner. And...we weren't such a legalistic society then, either.

But society's attitudes have changed, doctors are much more available with specialities, and those rabbits called lawyers have put out their neon light signs on every street corner. :nod:

[jerry]

I agree with the suck it up part to. However it's smart business to at least document it.

[Thrawn]

Quote:       Originally Posted by NRAJOE

I was brought up in a family of take a couple aspirins and suck it up.

You got asprin?, heck even when I was a kid you better have somthing missing or bones poking out to get asprin.:nod:

[7mmag6]

Joe here is the url of the firm that does the security for the nations national labs and pantex facilities, they hire tons of security folks and i hear they are great to work for with good benefits, you may want to send them a resume

http://www.dayzim.com/Careers/default.htm


security service quote
Security Services -- is a leading supplier of highly-technical, sophisticated protective services for sensitive government installations throughout the United States.

[Troy]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Rave

If you are hurt on the job and the company refuses you medical treatment,who is being fair?

this is what i was referring to in my post as well.

[Doglips]

Joe wokers comp...your getting laid off anyway. Were I work with all the high tec...space ages stuff.....the alarm systemS are the biggest pos Ive ever seen....they hooked up a printer to one computer monatoring the system....had so many errors over the course of a year it killed the printer....its to the point with us that if the alarm system quits beeping we call 911 Got to love the lowest bidder stuff