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Surgery..

STOUTjodee @STOUTjodee (3670) • United States 31 Mar 16

I was going through some of my pictures that I have saved in an email file and came across this picture of my husband. Another thing that happened while I was away from mylot. My husband drives truck and usually works for a...

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Workman's comp benefits for a permanent scar

Virgie60 @Virgie60 (556) • United States 29 Nov 11

I will more than likely be consulting a lawyer soon but I was just wondering if you collect workmans comp benefits for having a permanent scar. I fell down steps at work and broke bones that needed setting with pins so have scars...

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What Government Waste?

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 13 Jan 11

Unbelievable - The program, the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act [FECA], which the government launched in 1916, is supposed to cover lost wages for federal employees who suffer on-the-job injuries Read more:...

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Who is responsible when a subcontractor doesn't have workman's comp insurance?

dvmurphy @dvmurphy (326) • United States 26 Jan 09

If a subcontractor doesn't have workmans comp insurance and has employees who covers the employees if there is an injury, the main contractor or would the employee have to sue the employer? This happened to my husband. He blew his...

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Update on sons back operation

Lakota12 @Lakota12 (42600) • United States 26 Jan 09

He has gone in for the 6 weeks check up. and was told he needs another MRI. as Doctor is worried about the pain he is still having in back and legs.From what I gather has something to do with that nerve that they had to move...

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I need to vent

babyfirefighter @babyfirefighter (568) • United States 22 Sep 08

I need to vent so please just bare with me. As most of you know or should know I am a EMT and work on a ambulance. Tuesday I went to work and had to work with this guy that I never got along with. My normal partner is out on...

my poor baby!!

seasons1981 @seasons1981 (299) • United States 18 Sep 08

Yesterday while my husband was at work (he is a cable technician) he got into a car accident. he drives from house to house to hook up cable so he was in his work truck. Well, he was at a complete stop with a car in front of him...

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Have you dealt with Workmans Comp?

grammasnook @grammasnook (1871) • United States 27 Aug 08

Hi all, I am so very frustrated it has been 3 months and I am still out of work. I had an accident while working and now workers comp just insists on telling my doctor what I need or do not need. When I went to the...

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Have you experienced this?

grammasnook @grammasnook (1871) • United States 14 Jun 08

Last Wednesday as I was shopping for the group home I slipped on water from a leaking refridgerator, talk about embarrassing. The manager was told she seen me getting up but lord was my face red. I got home and took a nice hot...

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Anyone Can Do It

Terese @Terese (158) • United States 30 Mar 08

Working from home. Do you have that dream or desire, to work from your home? Have you been told that it is impossible, no one makes money at home, all work from home jobs are scams, dream on, Blah~blah~blah.... You know what I...

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What is the funniest thing you've done by accident? Let's have a laugh today.

Loverbear @Loverbear (4918) • United States 29 Mar 08

I got to thinking about my Mom (I inherited her home and am sitting in it right now reminiscing) and about the funny things that happened while we were living together. One of the things that I still laugh about is when I was in...

birthday party

clntigger @clntigger (90) • United States 2 Feb 08

My son is turning two. He loves diego. so i am going to have a diego themed birthday party. We dont make very much money actually the only income we have is from my husbands workmans comp. I was wondering if anyone can give me...

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I lost my job...

ky1119 @ky1119 (698) • United States 20 Jan 08

Well, it happened. I lost my job. I was fired on Thursday the 17th. My husband says it's because I'm a workmans comp liability. After having witnessed my bosses murder, I desperately need counseling to begin the healing...

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Do you get an annual raise from your place of employment?

clb67601 @clb67601 (32) • United States 13 Jan 08

I currently work at a nursing home and every year we have a chance to get a 3% raise if we are doing a good job. You might get less if you have a high call in rate or if you aren't doing everything that is required of you. This...

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Stripper Awarded Workman's Comp for Pole dancing!

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 16 Oct 07

Now I've heard everything! A stripper apparently hurt her back pole dancing, a herniated disk. Now she's been awarded workman's compensation for her injury. I don't think I've ever heard anything like this...

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I need a good attorney one that will fight for my daughter and not just agree

angel_690 @angel_690 (208) • United States 1 May 07

to settle for what ever the insurence company says they can do. My daughter was working at the car wash when she was struck by an suv and it had penned her between the suv and a car in front of it. She lost her left leg and is...

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How Does Worker's Comp Work?

CorrectMeIfIAmRight @CorrectMeIfIAmRight (52) • United States 7 Feb 07

I know someone that has a settlement pending. He was injured on the job and his employer paid for his surgery. Now he's getting weekly checks from the employer's insurance company--I have no idea how the dollar amount was...

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Can one collect short term disability from 1 job while collecting Workman's comp

huanghaozi @huanghaozi (1472) • Egypt 4 Feb 07

got injured on 1 job and will be collecting partial workmans comp from them but other job doesnt offer light duty so can I collect short term disability that they offer in addition to the workmans comp.

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Workmans compensation or Harrassment

richard12345 @richard12345 (1) • United States 28 Jan 07

Hurt on the job 05/08/2005 had to have sergery on my shoulder I was off work and on workmans comp. for 10 months.Back to work march 06 . Terminated aug. 06 after 15 years and a perfect record.

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Bad News For Me Today

dizzybizzy1 @dizzybizzy1 (978) • United States 23 Jan 07

Recently I started a new job, I told them I had medical problems with my back and I needed to only do the position I was applying for. I was told that was fine and started working for the company. After about 3 weeks of being...

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