Comments on: I Thought We Got Bizarre Workers Comp Claims at My Company

By: Gdn

Gdn — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:08:00 +0000

My understanding is that disability has increased from around 3 million to over 11 million under the Obama administration. I recall reading articles a couple of years ago where the federal government was giving what amounted to bounties for states signing a lot of people up...especially the long-term unemployed.

By: irandom

irandom — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:06:00 +0000

Finally, a reason why everyone I know and everyone my friends know is scamming the system.

By: anonzmous

anonzmous — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:11:00 +0000

Typically the company will give you two weeks' pay, just not two weeks to monkey around on company premises.

By: Matthew Jude Brown

Matthew Jude Brown — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:12:00 +0000

Of those, I have sympathy for the Arby's worker who drank from a cup of lye by mistake -- that's injury by another worker's carelessness, and that definitely should be covered according the the way worker's comp is supposed to work.

By: nehemiah

nehemiah — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:18:00 +0000

Not in the Nanny state Larry. "All power to the people. Kill the corporate pigs."

By: LarryGross

LarryGross — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:19:00 +0000

I agree. Long before an employee gets the ax, things have usually gone bad and both sides are preparing for the official notice. and yes.. why the double standard on notice?

By: marque2

marque2 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:11:00 +0000

I always found that odd - even though it is at odds with state law, in my contract I have to give a 2 week notice. If I don't the company will put a bad mark on my record and not hire me again + ill will with managers and such, but on the other hand the company will give me all of one hours notice if they want to get rid of me. I always found that odd.

And if my goal were to steal something - some confidential data, don't you think the employee would have done that before giving 2 weeks notice? Usually I know a month in advance I am going to a new job.

By: marque2

marque2 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:11:00 +0000

Probably not.

By: LarryGross

LarryGross — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:10:00 +0000

one would think, perhaps mistakenly, that a comp claim filed AFTER you received notice of discharge would be treated with skepticism... no? Does the employer get to comment on such claims when they are made?

By: marque2

marque2 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:07:00 +0000

Higher ups have put pressure on SSA magistrates to not - I repeat not validate claims of disability, and even get creative in interpretation to allow folks to get on.

SSA disability is being used as ultra unemployment insurance, and has the extra benefit of taking folks off the unemployment rolls to make the figures look better. Yes under Obama the number of folks on SSA disability has doubled.